An Associated Press voice message requesting comment from the corrections officers union was not immediately returned Friday. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Four Missouri prison guards were charged ...

A St. Louis-based nonprofit legal advocacy firm has sued the State of Missouri, saying that the excessive heat at a prison in Jefferson City during the summer months violates the constitutional rights ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - A man serving life in prison for murder has died in a Missouri prison. According to the Missouri Department of Corrections (MoDOC), 62-year-old Cecil Barriner died ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP ... of racist and unconstitutional abuse in the Missouri Department of Corrections, and especially within the Jefferson City Correction Center," Stroth said, adding ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of a Black man in prison, and a fifth has pleaded not guilty to accessory to involuntary ...

Jefferson City Correctional Center’s warden was replaced last week without explanation following the investigation of an inmate’s death, causing activists to call for answers. Prison activists ...

Jefferson City, Mo. – A white former Kansas City police officer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man was released from prison Friday after Missouri ...

Paranormal investigations dive into firsthand reports of ghostly encounters and invite guests to explore the prison’s unexplained activity for themselves. “The Missouri State Penitentiary is a must-do ...

A St. Louis-based nonprofit legal advocacy firm has sued the State of Missouri, saying that the excessive heat at a prison in Jefferson City during the summer months violates the constitutional ...