Western Missouri Correctional Center

Coronavirus

Inmates’ Distrust Of Prison Health Care Fuels Distrust Of COVID Vaccines

Inmates at the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron pointed to numerous COVID-19 deaths they considered preventable, staffing shortages and guards who don’t wear masks.
Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Aims To Boost Correctional Officers' Low Pay To Help Fill Vacancies

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

Missouri ranks just behind Mississippi for the lowest-paid correctional officers in the country.The average annual pay for a correctional officer in…