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 On 2/28/21 several Muslim men who are incarcerated at ERDCC in Bonne Terre were pepper sprayed while praying. We’ve been sent information on this a few times recently, but we now, for the first time, hear from one of the men involved. This was, at the very least, handled very poorly by DOC staff. We […]

 Here’s today’s Covid-19 update for MoDOC facilities per their website.  https://doc.mo.gov/media-center/newsroom/covid-19/data

 Per the DOC’s own policies, their staff have 40 days to answer informal resolution requests that are filed by incarcerated individuals. If they need more than 40 days, staff have to respond to the IRR and let the individual know why they need more than 40 days. If staff don’t respond, the incarcerated person can […]

 Our INjustice system is all about money. That’s why the Governor Parson, Anne Precythe, and Don Phillips won’t let anyone be released. The sick, the elderly, those who have served so much of their time. Those who no longer pose a threat. That’s why the facilities are in shambles. Make money off of the incarcerated […]

 During the town hall meeting on 3/4/21, Director Anne Precythe mentioned several times that the department is short staffed and has a hard time finding and retaining staff. Administration seems perplexed as to why that is or they want to blame the job in general. However, their own staff as well as many others continue […]

 Here’s a COVID update per Missouri DOC’s website.  https://doc.mo.gov/media-center/newsroom/covid-19/data

 On February 28, 2021 a group of Muslim men who are incarcerated at ERDCC in Bonne Terre, Missouri were praying when they were pepper sprayed by DOC staff. Please don’ forget about this situation. Even if they were “creating a disturbance”, does that warrant corrections officers pepper spraying them? Were the staff or any other […]

 We received the following message from one of the men that a Missouri Department of Corrections corrections officer messaged using a Jpay account she created using a fake name. This man is correct when he says that the incarcerated cannot add anyone to their Jpay accounts. They cannot initiate communication with anyone. People have to […]

 Since the Missouri Department of Corrections announced their “viral containment plan”, we have continually heard from staff and the incarcerated that the plan has not been followed at multiple (if not all) facilities. Here’s another message from an incarcerated individual at Maryville Treatment Center regarding the handling of COVID-19. 

 Here’s a message we received from one former staff member regarding the handling of Covid-19 and the DOC’s “viral containment plan”. “ I was a Correctional Officer at a Mo State Correctional Facility when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. I was a new officer just out of training. From the very first day I ended my on […]