Court documents show the man opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of aiding a ...

Missouri may need to build a new $870-million prison if a Republican-backed sentencing overhaul increases the inmate population as projected, according to a financial analysis of anti-crime ...

The following people have recently been booked into the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road in Magnolia. All the following people are presumed innocent unless found guilty ...

A Philadelphia man admitted he tried to hire someone to kill his former girlfriend, the mother of his child, while he was behind bars at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility awaiting trial ...

The Legislature has passed a bill that would mandate life in prison without parole for anyone convicted of manslaughter of a law enforcement officer.

A former state corrections official is expected to plead guilty to theft and accepting a bribe next week. Gerald E. Merrill, 64, of Abbot, was arrested and charged with theft and bribery in July 2023.

The former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced to two years in prison and now faces civil lawsuits from several of the 20 victims the authorities identified.

The law was launched in 2023 to ensure those who complete their prison sentences and stay crime-free can move on without being held back by their criminal records.

North Dakota DOCR Director Colby Braun joins Shining Light staff and the first Academy cohort at Missouri River Correctional Center — to reflect on the journey and the impact the program has in their ...

Former correctional officers charged with drug trafficking, other offenses for alleged scheme at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex.

Proponents saying the bill would help protect people's right to freedom of worship. But opponents worry the laws are too ...