Missouri Prisoners

A criminal complaint alleges that guards pepper-sprayed Othel Moore Jr., placed a mask over his face and left him in a position that caused him to suffocate.

Jefferson City Correctional Center’s warden was replaced last week without explanation following the investigation of an inmate’s death, causing activists to call for answers.

Advocates are crisscrossing Missouri to foster empathy for the incarcerated.

At 18, Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years in prison. Now out on parole, he’s sharing the healing power of writing in juvenile detention centers.

The Missouri Justice Coalition is going around the state to focus on prison conditions and outline the case for reform. The tour hits St. Louis next month and Rolla in December.

There are currently 253 people in Missouri jails waiting to be transferred to a state hospital for mental health treatment.

The policy comes more than a year after the Missouri Department of Corrections banned people from receiving paper mail in prison.

The Prison Policy Initiative put Missouri and Kansas on a list of “famously hot states” that lack universal air conditioning in prisons. During excessively hot summer days, inmates say that it can feel like a "pizza oven" inside — and the state isn't doing enough to fix the issue.

About half of all people released from prison in Missouri return within five years. But decades of research has shown prison education programs can help break the cycle.

STL Reentry Collective’s new project “Our Time” will chronicle reentry experiences in documentary film interviews and use those videos to host workshops on managing trauma.