Whether inmates die while in state custody is not used to measure the performance of Missouri’s private prison health care ...

In its prime, the Missouri State Penitentiary was once considered one of the largest prisons of its time. Today, the Jefferson City facility sits empty, hosting guided tours for residents. However, ...

Stephi Smith/News Tribune photo: Kirk Schreiber speaks about his brother, Mark Schreiber, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, ...

The Missouri Department of Corrections is exploring new options and models to provide medical services in prisons across the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - In Missouri’s capital city sits something ominous, preternatural and some may even say sinister: a nearly 200-year-old prison, the oldest on this side of the Mississippi ...

Missouri Appleseed is requesting state funding for doulas to support incarcerated women during pregnancy and childbirth, ...

Along with missed deadlines to produce records, Assistant Attorney General Kevin Smith, the office’s deputy chief counsel for ...

As more women enter state prisons while pregnant, lawmakers and corrections officials are expanding prison nursery programs, ...