Prisons

Dunn is optimistic about his freedom but also cautious: “I've been down this road before.”

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.

Washington University sophomore Julian Trejo was 15 years old when his mother helped him change his surname. He was ashamed to be the son of a felon but now feels free.

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

Illinois lawmakers said hundreds would be released thanks to the Joe Coleman Medical Release Act. But so far, just 52 of them have gotten out.

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.

A Missouri judge says no jury today would convict Christopher Dunn. Why is he still in prison?