JC Prison Inmate Dies

A 63-year-old inmate of the Jefferson City Correctional Center has died. Gary Bible was pronounced dead of natural causes on Sunday night. He had been behind bars since 1986, serving a life sentence for a murder committed in St. Louis County.

Missouri’s Loathsome Stone Purgatory

Wilson Eidson walked through the gate that day and heard it clang shut behind him. He was in prison to serve two years and 45 days for a Greene County grand larceny conviction. Eidson had plenty of room because he was the first inmate to enter the Missouri State...

Cuts to Capitol Security Might be Reviewed

A Republican lawmaker decries cuts in the security at the state Capitol, cuts made by his fellow party leaders in the legislature. In the days after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, the state significantly stepped up security efforts at state buildings,...
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