missouri department of corrections

Lonnie Lockhart Bey, Mataka Askari and Supreme Allah all previously served time in the Missouri Department of Corrections. Since being released, they have all chosen to work with at-risk youth in Columbia.

Missouri has become the first state to join Reentry 2030, a national effort focused on improving people’s chances of success upon reentry to society after incarceration. Dozens of people working in Missouri corrections and reentry gathered in Jefferson City yesterday to celebrate and mark the launch of the initiative.

Thousands of Missourians are currently on probation and parole, and while the two terms are often used together, they affect a person’s life in completely different ways.Mary Beth Lammey, the policy and procedure coordinator at the Department of Corrections, has worked at the DOC for over 25 years. She sat down with KBIA’s Katie Quinn to talk about the differences between probation and parole and her advice for the justice-involved.

Lonnie Lockhart Bey and Julian Jackman both spent many years in prison, and since their releases they have worked together to create the R.I.S.E Initiative in Columbia, which works with and empowers at-risk youth.They spoke about some of the reasons they created the R.I.S.E. Initiative and about what motivates them to do this work.

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.

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.…

The state owes county jails throughout Missouri more than $35 million, creating financial hardships and crowding issues.The Missouri Department of…

The Missouri Department of Corrections is partnering with a university to launch college-level classes designed to train murderers, rapists and other…

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…

Missouri prison officials are working to stem the flow of contraband after multiple overdoses, including a few that were deadly.The Missouri Department of…