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The CO was charged after he tried to pass off his husky as a “drug-sniffing dog” and used it to harass people at his apartment complex, authorities said
“Generally, we believe in the use of capital punishment. But we are in agreement that the death penalty is not the appropriate punishment for Brian Dorsey,” a letter from dozens of former and current Missouri DOC employees stated
Officer Kelly B. Rolando was returning from a temporary assignment when he got into a crash; he served with the Missouri Department of Corrections for eight years
Former homicide investigator Paul Neske, who questioned Johnny Johnson, said Casey’s murder was more “violent and brutal than any case I’ve ever seen”
Johnny Johnson was convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl in 2002
The CO convinced a jury she was illegally discriminated against for being a Muslim while at her job at a low-security prison facility
The AG’s Office challenged the credibility of the inmate’s psychiatric evaluation; saying medical records show his mental illness is managed through medication
Eight loved ones of correctional officers Jason Acton and Leon Egley attended the execution
Michael Tisius, 42, died by lethal injection at 6:10 p.m. for killing two COs during a botched jail escape
Michael Tisius is scheduled to die by injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre for killing Leon Egley and Jason Acton at the Randolph County Jail
The 7 inmates punched two correctional officers and knocked them unconscious after putting them in chokeholds
The delay comes after Michael Tisius’ lawyers claimed a juror in his 2010 resentencing could not read or write
Across the U.S., around 7% of prisoners were in restrictive housing in state and federal prisons. In Kansas, that figure was 10.5%, while in Missouri, it was 11.9%
An investigation is underway into how a suspect involved in the shooting of three officers was released from jail
Officials want the St. Louis County Council to approve $1.6 million from the general fund to hire an additional 27 correctional officers
A federal grant worth $1 million in conjunction with Iron County’s $1 million investment will help fund renovation of the jail, which dates back to 1867
Justin Robinson and another inmate used a weak metal shiv to strike the CO in the neck, but didn’t cause serious physical injuries
The grant, which is half of the project, will fund emergency call boxes, improve security cameras and add new fencing mesh
Bryant Holmes won compensatory damages for his claim of a hostile work environment at the Kansas City Reentry Center
The attorney is calling for an investigation, accusing officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were still outstanding
Raheem Taylor long maintained that he was in California when his girlfriend and her three young children were killed in 2004
The inmates forced their way through a jail door, made their way to the roof of the building and eventually the ground before taking off on foot
The inmates got into a cell that was supposed to be closed off due to plumbing repairs
The escapees were last seen wearing white leggings, boxers or basketball shorts and T-shirts
The 5-year contract for $45.7M is to feed 23,000 inmates in 20 state-operated prisons for $1.77 per meal
Amber McLaughlin, 49, spoke with a spiritual advisor as she received a lethal injection of pentobarbital for killing Beverly Guenther in 2003
Amber McLaughlin’s scheduled execution for murdering a former girlfriend will be the first of an openly transgender woman
CO Kent Riley sustained severe and permanent brain injury and may not be able to work again
McEntee’s wife said her husband’s killer acted as “judge, juror and executioner” in taking his life