James Pointer’s life sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections ended abruptly last week when he bled to death from ...

A former sheriff’s deputy accused of causing a crash that killed his wife in 2023 will avoid time in prison, Missouri ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to have the outside food vendor assume food service operations by late summer.

The initiative started in the North Dakota State Penitentiary, but with help from the organizations Restoring Promise and the ...

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. People held in state prison can ...

Estimates project that the number of felons required to serve extended prison terms would more than triple if the bills pass.

This will be our third local news team; this one will produce investigative, data and engagement journalism to serve ...

Missouri State Representative Adrian Plank (D) has introduced legislation that would allow individuals serving sentences for ...

Missouri’s local jails are paid $24.95 per day for each inmate they hold before eventually going to a state prison. A ...

After being caught, Ramirez was convicted of 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 ...