House Rejects Funding Corrections Ombudsman

A move in the Missouri House to create an advocate for prisoners is changed into proposal to create an advocate for the victims of crime. A few state lawmakers have pushed for the creation of an independent Corrections Ombudsman for the past couple of years, someone...

Controversial Tactic Promoted During Budget Debate

A tactic to provide leverage when negotiating over the $17-Billion dollar state budget with the Senate sparks controversy in the House. State Representative Quincy Troupe of St. Louis shifted $20-Million out of the Corrections budget and into Social Services, lighting...

Replacing Oldest Jail in Southeast Missouri

The people who run the oldest jail in southeast Missouri hope their voters approve a special sales tax next month to replace it. The Scott County jail in Benton is 68 years old. It has remained open only under a special agreement with federal judges. Sheriff Bill...

Potosi Prison Inmate Found Dead in His Cell

A Potosi prison inmate doing two life sentences has been found dead in his cell. Inmate Eugene Fleer was in prison for drowning a three-year-old boy and his 15-year-old babysitter in a bathtub in a Fenton-area apartment. That was in 19-86. He was arrested in Columbia...

New Prison Work Can Move Ahead

Plans for a new state prison in Jefferson City can move forward now that landowners east of the city have sold the property. A protracted fight about the land ended when Jim and Marilyn Hoffman accepted the state’s $2-point-1 Million offer. State Design and...