/tags/jails Jails en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-30/rolla-missouri-phelps-county-jail-activist-ice-detainee-support Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness, as the Phelps County Jail has become part ICE holding facility. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-30/rolla-missouri-phelps-county-jail-activist-ice-detainee-support Jonathan Ahl, Brian Munoz /law-order/2025-04-10/st-louis-judges-embrace-ankle-monitors-bail-reform Proponents say the devices have helped address inequities in the criminal justice system. But many defendants have experienced unintended consequences. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /law-order/2025-04-10/st-louis-judges-embrace-ankle-monitors-bail-reform Taylor Tiamoyo Harris /law-order/2025-01-30/people-strapped-chairs-madison-county-jail-illinois Of all Illinois jails, Madison County has the most incidents of restraint lasting longer than 10 hours–the upper limit set by the chair manufacturer. The jail said they’re not equipped to care for so many mentally ill detainees. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:08:37 GMT /law-order/2025-01-30/people-strapped-chairs-madison-county-jail-illinois Grace Hauck and Janelle O'Dea /health-science-environment/2025-01-29/record-number-of-missouri-residents-jail-court-ordered-mental-health-care There are 418 Missourians across the state on a waiting list for a mental health bed, up from around 300 at this time last year. People are spending an average of 14 months in jail before receiving their court-ordered treatment. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:38:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-29/record-number-of-missouri-residents-jail-court-ordered-mental-health-care Clara Bates /health-science-environment/2025-01-13/missouri-pregnant-women-jail-bill-mary-elizabeth-coleman A proposal by Republican state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman would outlaw the use of restraints on pregnant women in the third trimester, during labor and for the first 48 hours postpartum “except in extraordinary circumstances.” Missouri banned the practice in state prisons in 2018. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:55:26 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-13/missouri-pregnant-women-jail-bill-mary-elizabeth-coleman Anna Spoerre /news-briefs/2024-12-21/st-louis-jail-commissioner-jennifer-clemons-abdullah-fired The jail director, who reports to St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, was known to be at odds with the city's Detention Facility Oversight Board over the lack of transparency and conditions at the City Justice Center. Sat, 21 Dec 2024 19:14:40 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-21/st-louis-jail-commissioner-jennifer-clemons-abdullah-fired Rachel Lippmann, Brian Heffernan /law-order/2024-06-18/missouri-prison-warden-replaced-after-inmate-death-investigation Othel Moore died at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in December while restrained and in isolation. Four corrections officers were fired in March for their actions related to his death. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-18/missouri-prison-warden-replaced-after-inmate-death-investigation Rudi Keller /law-order/2024-06-10/reform-group-calls-for-improvements-to-missouris-prison-health-care-conditions Health care services in Missouri prisons are declining, according to a prison reform advocacy group. The nonprofit says providers are leaving, emergency care is getting denied and 66 residents have died this year. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-10/reform-group-calls-for-improvements-to-missouris-prison-health-care-conditions Madison Holcomb /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-15/a-paralyzed-man-was-left-on-a-jail-floor-for-days-st-louis-officials-are-trading-blame The 35-year-old was left in his own feces for days, his attorney said. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:29:42 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-15/a-paralyzed-man-was-left-on-a-jail-floor-for-days-st-louis-officials-are-trading-blame Danny Wicentowski /law-order/2024-03-23/missouri-considers-banning-county-jails-from-shackling-some-pregnant-inmates 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 health care requirements for pregnant inmates and reverse the prohibition on nonviolent drug offenders receiving SNAP benefits. Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-03-23/missouri-considers-banning-county-jails-from-shackling-some-pregnant-inmates Meg Cunningham