Nebraska, which launched its program in 1994, found that women who participated saw a 28% reduction in recidivism, a 39% ...

The women’s prison at Vandalia is expected to open a nursery in February that can serve up to 14 mothers and their babies for ...

Kehoe said one of his priorities for cutting taxes this year is to exempt capital gains — the profits from sale of ...

State Rep. Bennie Cook has been appointed by House Speaker Jonathan Patterson to serve as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions for the upcoming legislative ...

People languish for an average of 14 months in jail before receiving the mental health treatment that could allow them to ...

Oklahoma lawmakers filed dozens of criminal justice bills ahead of the Jan. 16 deadline, including ambitious proposals to ...

Britney D. Hoffman-Kelly was last seen with her husband, Chadwick Kelly, on Dec. 14, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s ...

A new bill making its way through the Missouri Capitol looks to compensate former criminals who were later determined to have been wrongfully convicted. Missouri State Sen. Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis ...

An effort by Missouri lawmakers to correct an injustice deserves support. Currently, those who were wrongfully imprisoned in ...

Senate Bill 36 would allow exonerated defendants to claim damages of $179 per day of wrongful imprisonment with a yearly cap ...

Missouri state law currently does not guarantee compensation for everyone exonerated after a wrongful conviction. A new bill seeks to change that by expanding eligibility and increasing payouts.