Algoa Correctional Center

A St. Louis-based nonprofit legal advocacy firm has sued the State of Missouri, saying that the excessive heat at a prison in Jefferson City during the summer months violates the constitutional rights of the people who are held there.

Restorative justice programs have been a part of corrections in the United States for many decades – think inmates picking up trash along the highway. But as KBIA’s Rebecca Smith reports, one offender-led program in Missouri is taking a different approach – having offenders and staff reflect on what makes a good leader.

KBIA went inside an honor dorm at the Missouri Department of Corrections' Algoa Correctional Center to learn more about the unique housing unit for "exemplary residents"

The last time Joseph Johnson was a free man, the world was different.It was 1994 – Bill Clinton was president, Michael Jordan was playing baseball, and…