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House rejects attempt to change execution procedure through budget amendment

by Mike Lear | Mar 25, 2014 | News

Hours before the scheduled execution of convicted inmate Jeffrey Ferguson, the state House has rejected an attempt to change how the Department of Corrections pays for executions. Department Director George Lombardi testfied to a House Committee in February that all...

Legislation filed to propose use of firing squad as a method of execution in Missouri

by Mike Lear | Jan 17, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News

Legislation has been introduced that would add the use of a firing squad to the methods of execution the state could use in carrying out the death penalty. The bill offered by Representative Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) would have the director of the department of...

House Speaker considering legislative investigation of Corrections Department’s handling of executions

by Mike Lear | Jan 3, 2014 | News

A report by St. Louis Public Radio says the Department of Corrections obtained the drug used in the execution of Joseph Paul Franklin in November from a compounding pharmacy in Oklahoma that is not licensed in Missouri. At least one state lawmaker, Representative Paul...

Investigator recalls incident 30 years ago at Moberly prison (AUDIO)

by Mike Lear | Jul 3, 2013 | News

An incident 30 years ago today at the Moberly Correctional Center left one guard dead and led to the execution of one of his attackers. In 1983, Mark Schreiber of Jefferson City was the chief internal affairs officer for the Department of Corrections. He was called on...

House proposal would take tobacco out of prisons (AUDIO)

by Mike Lear | Mar 15, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

Legislation that would ban smoking in the state’s corrections system has led to some interesting discussion in the House Corrections Committee. Current state law restricts smoking at correctional facilities to designated areas outside. Representative Chris...
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