A woman died while in custody Monday at the St. Louis County jail, Clayton police said. The St. Louis County Justice Center ...

A former corrections officer says chronic understaffing and bare-bones training have turned the St. Louis County Justice ...

A prayer service was held at the Saint Genevieve Detention Center to show solidarity with immigrants being detained by ICE, ...

Missouri may need to build a new $870-million prison if a Republican-backed sentencing overhaul increases the inmate population as projected, according to a financial analysis of anti-crime ...

The legislation would make it easier to try juveniles as adults and set strict requirements for how long inmates must be ...

There are 32 attorneys, investigators and specialists in the Missouri State Public Defender Office dedicated to preventing the wrongful execution of innocent people on death row. The agency spends ...

It's more costly to house inmates at higher security levels, but the Michigan Corrections Organization says the system needs more high-security beds.

A bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers and religious leaders want to abolish the death penalty, citing its financial and human costs.

There are 32 attorneys, investigators and specialists in the Missouri State Public Defender Office dedicated to preventing ...

The Missouri House gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would change the classifications of and punishments for juvenile offenders, as well as mandate more time served before any felon is ...

Lawmakers are leaving Jefferson City for a week having sent a total of four bills to Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk, one more than ...