The Missouri Legislature has passed a wide-ranging criminal and juvenile justice bill during the first half of this year’s legislative session. Senate Bill 888 includes measures designed to combat crime by juveniles, according to the measure’s House handler,...
A Missouri House committee is debating whether to back a bill that would create an independent “Office of Transparency” within the state Department of Corrections. Sharon Geuea Jones with the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP testified in favor of HB...
Legislation being considered by a Missouri House committee would bar judges from sentencing someone to death in cases where a jury is deadlocked on a sentence. HB 2747 is sponsored by State Rep. Bishop Davidson, R-Republic. “We are one of (two) states that have...
A Missouri House committee is considering HB 2498, a bill that would make some changes to the state’s juvenile justice system. One proposed change would allow prosecutors to request a hearing for juveniles who commit certain violent crimes and allow judges to decide...
