Prison Medicine

The nurses work at 21 Missouri jails and prisons spread throughout the state, including facilities in Kansas City, St. Louis, Jefferson City, Cameron and Fulton.

Corizon, the state’s current contractor, accuses state purchasing division of ‘multiple unfair and unlawful practices.’

One Missouri inmate says prisoners feel "powerless" to control the spread of the coronavirus. He's worried guards are taking it home to their communities.

The daily flow of workers needed to keep Missouri prisons running has made it nearly impossible to prevent the virus from entering facilities. State health officials hope to reduce this risk by first vaccinating prison staff, but the majority of inmates will be among the last in the state to be offered a vaccine.

The Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton is sending twice as many inmates to the hospital for medical emergencies as it did in previous years,…

The St. Louis Department of Health and Division of Corrections are vaccinating 800 people at the city’s two jails to prevent a national hepatitis A…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 7, 2013 - We already have a safety net mental health care system in the United States.It’s…