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Jessica Chambers, a peer support specialist at the Reentry Opportunity Center in Columbia (the ROC), works with folks who are coming out of prison – helping them connect to housing, treatment, and just a sense of community.
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Right now when former offenders are released from prison into Boone County, they’re sent to a parole officer stationed in a strip mall on Providence Road.…
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The state owes county jails throughout Missouri more than $35 million, creating financial hardships and crowding issues.The Missouri Department of…
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The Missouri Department of Corrections is partnering with a university to launch college-level classes designed to train murderers, rapists and other…
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A three-county pilot program that seeks to improve community services for former prisoners is rolling out in Missouri. Offering an array of so-called…
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Missouri prison officials are working to stem the flow of contraband after multiple overdoses, including a few that were deadly.The Missouri Department of…
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Offenders in some Missouri prisons are breaking down walls — emotional walls. They’re demolishing the barriers they’ve spent years building while inside a…
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The Missouri Department of Corrections is slowly implementing its new tobacco-free policy that goes into full effect in the spring. Starting April 1,…
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The Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday that it won’t hear a group of lawsuits that aims to force the state Department of Corrections to release the...
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A media advocacy group and the American Civil Liberties Union are asking Missouri's highest court to settle whether the state's prison officials must…