Proposals to add an independent review panel and prison ombudsman mirror the work done decades ago by a now-defunct prison ...

Five incarcerated women at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic & Correctional Center in Vandalia were chosen to act as ...

Pregnant women who are incarcerated will move into the facility next week. For now, only women with 18 months or less to ...

Missouri's plan to build a second penitentiary sparked controversy when Louis Houck allegedly attempted to bribe officials to ...

Missouri state senators on Wednesday held a public hearing on a bill that would expand who could qualify for restitution ...

On Dec. 19, she was reported missing as authorities went looking for Kelly who was wanted by the Illinois Department of ...

Missouri is now the 10th state to offer a prion nursery to allow incarcerated mothers to keep their newborns behind bars after giving birth. The Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional ...

MISSOURI, USA — In 1957, after a riot at the MIssouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system. The 12 ...

In 1957, after a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system. The 12 members of ...

23, 1954, as inmates of the Missouri State Penitentiary are taken to the prison dining hall following a riot that left four inmates dead and 50 wounded (Missouri State Highway Patrol photo via ...