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More Neglect By DOC And Corizon

 An individual at one MoDOC facility injured his finger in November of 2020. He was seen by a Corizon doctor the week before Thanksgiving. The doctor told him that his finger was just “jammed” and that he would “be fine” multiple times. This man’s finger (on his dominant hand) continued to cause him extreme pain […]

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MTC-Blankets, Breakfast, and Covid

 We received the following message from an incarcerated individual from Maryville Treatment Center. MTC is near the Missouri/Iowa border so it can be very cold there. So why are they taking their blankets? Why is watery “oatmeal” acceptable? Where is the accountability? 

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Covid Update For 2/24/21

 Here’s today’s Covid-19 update for MoDOC facilities. As of the time this is being written, we have still not received the incarcerated death information we submitted a sunshine request for on Monday 2/22.  https://doc.mo.gov/media-center/newsroom/covid-19/data

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K2 In MoDOC Facilities

 We have been hearing so much about K2 in Missouri Department of Corrections facilities. We were recently told that wings in certain facilities are “smokey” and incarcerated individuals are walking around “high” all day. We were also told that corrections officers aren’t doing anything about it because there are just too many individuals under the […]

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Vending Machines Removed From Visiting Rooms

 We heard that the vending machines were removed from visiting rooms at at least one Missouri Department of Corrections facility. We were informed that the company removed their vending machines due to terminating their contract because the vending machines have not been in use due to the DOC not allowing visits for so long.  Will […]

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3 New Covid Incarcerated Deaths

 Here’s today’s Covid-19 update per the DOC’s website. Unfortunately there have been 3 more COVID-19 deaths of incarcerated individuals. We submitted a sunshine request for incarcerated deaths yesterday but haven’t received a response yet. https://doc.mo.gov/media-center/newsroom/covid-19/data

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