by admin | Jun 16, 2009 | Crime / Courts
The attention has suddenly shifted from the execution of Reginald Clemons, 37, who was scheduled to be put to death at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, to that of an admitted neo-Nazi, 59-year-old Joseph Franklin. Clemons’ execution was halted earlier this month when...
by admin | May 20, 2009 | Politics / Govt
The U.S. Senate voted 90-6 to deny funding for President Barack Obama’s plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, following the lead of the U.S. House of Representatives. Both Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond (R-MO) and Senator Claire...
by admin | Dec 5, 2008 | Crime / Courts
The State Department of Corrections has successfully transferred female offenders from the old Chillicothe Correctional Center to a new prison in Chillicothe. The transfer was completed overnight. Ground was broken for the new facility in October of 2006. The new...
by admin | Mar 3, 2008 | Crime / Courts
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....
by admin | Jan 14, 2008 | Crime / Courts
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,...
