The Missouri House advanced a bill that would prevent pregnant inmates in their third trimester from being restrained, except under extraordinary circumstances. The bill would also create certain ...

The General Assembly has provided more funding to reimburse Missouri counties for housing those who are awaiting transport to state prisons, but some counties argue it isn’t enough (Vaughn Wheat/The ...

The Phelps County Jail is again taking in new detainees from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This marks a change in policy at the jail in Rolla, which is about 100 miles southwest of St.

ARNOLD, Mo. — Seven years ago, Missouri banned the shackling of pregnant women in state prisons. State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, a Republican from Arnold, is hoping to expand the law this year to ...