Probation and parole officers want money owed them

Frustrated that the state has failed to issue them back pay despite court rulings in their favor, state probation and parole officers are taking their complaints to the public. Missouri owes the probation and parole officers $4.4 million. A court ruled in 2004 that...

Jefferson City Prison Inmate Dies

A 54-year-old inmate of the Jefferson City Correctional Center has died. The Department of Corrections reports Lee E. Jones, who was serving a life sentence for second degree murder and a five year sentence for carrying a concealed weapon, died of natural causes....

Supreme Court Ponders Prison Reimbursement Act

State Supreme Court judges are considering whether the state can tap the bank accounts of prisoners without having to convince a judge it’s legal. Inmate Richard Peterson has been incarcerated at the Moberly prison on a robbery charge since 1995. He made a...

Michael Devlin Now "Home" at Prison in Cameron

Michael Devlin has moved into his permanent home to serve his 74 life prison sentences. Devlin will be at the Crossroads maximum security prison in Cameron. He’s being held in a single-man cell and is held in administrative segregation. He’s been...

Jefferson City Prison Inmate Dies

A 42-year-old inmate of the Jefferson City Correctional Center has died. The State Corrections Department reports Joey Corpier, who entered prison in February of 1988, was serving a life sentence for 2nd degree murder in Buchanan County. Corpier was pronounced dead,...
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