Missouri Prison Reform News
Missouri Prison Reform received the below message from a resident of a Missouri Department of Corrections facility. FEAR and LOATHING IN THE VEGETABLE ROOM In MoDoc fresh vegetables have become nearly extinct. Any vegetables that are grown in any MoDoc prison garden is shipped out to other places to help the needy, so MoDoc […]
Missouri Prison Reform received the following email from a resident of Jefferson City Correctional Center. Some edits were made by Missouri Prison Reform for clarity. understaffing vs. rehabilitation To offer the public an article I feel honesty is a no#1 issue so this article will be blunt and to the point even though it […]
Over two years ago Missouri Prison Reform was informed of a situation at Easter Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri by a group of Muslim men who were pepper sprayed by Missouri Department of Corrections staff while the men were praying (A Letter From One of The Muslim Men Pepper Sprayed – […]
This is a message Missouri Prison Reform received from an individual who was recently in treatment at a Missouri Department of Corrections facility. We often say that there are more drugs in treatment in these facilities than on the street or in general population. Here’s the message we received. *Some edits by Missouri Prison Reform […]
Lately Missouri Prison Reform has received an overwhelming number of complaints regarding extremely long lockdown times at Jefferson City Correctional Center due to incorrect facility “counts”. Sometimes these counts are taking hours to be corrected. We have also received an increase in medical complaints in the last year. Below is an email we received from […]
“My name is Minister DeAndre Pointer; I have been incarcerated and wrongfully convicted for (2) Murders that I didn’t commit and have statements from victim (name redacted by MPR) that Jackson County Prosecutor, Dan Miller withheld from the jurors. I also have newspaper clipping that came out in the Kansas City Star on Feb12,2009 that […]
Missouri Prison Reform received the following message from an individual who is currently incarcerated at Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City. This is posted with his permission. “thank u for given me a min of your time. I Hurd from other inmates. that you will speak out the truth that these people. try to keep […]
Take a moment to think about the most straight-laced, law abiding person you know. Maybe it’s one of your parents or a grandparent, maybe it’s your pastor or a close friend. Some person who would never hurt anyone, who would never lie or steal or cheat. Now imagine that person was taken away from all […]
Missouri Prison Reform received the following letter from an individual who is currently incarcerated at Western Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in St. Joseph, Missouri. We will continue to provide a voice for these individuals. These issues need to be heard. Why is help so difficult to receive when people are truly looking? Don’t we […]
We received the following message from an individual who’s currently at Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri. Sadly, we hear stories about medical neglect like this frequently. “I am writing in concern with what is going on around here. There are a few issues that are going on that the public should know about. […]