Caves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive Grant Hardin known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’
There are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins to campsites in the ...
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Why Some Jail Detainees Can Go Years Without Seeing the Sun
Jails are notorious for inhumane conditions. Detainees often complain of violence, inedible food, limited programming and subpar healthcare. Lack of ...
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Why These Missouri Jails Want ICE Contracts for Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan
On a recent morning, thick fog lingered over the hills and hollows of Ozark County, Missouri, limiting the view of ...
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Why Extreme Heat in These Missouri Prisons Is Worse in Solitary Confinement
Last summer, Kenneth Barrett recalls spending 46 days — roughly half the summer — in solitary confinement at Algoa Correctional ...
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Why the St. Louis Jail Reflects City’s Deepest Struggles
The St. Louis City Justice Center was supposed to make things better. Forty-five people in custody have died since the ...
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Missouri Exoneration Highlights State’s Opposition to Innocence Claims
The first thing Sandra “Sandy” Hemme did after walking out of prison in July 2024 — after spending 43 years ...
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Missouri mom accused of starving 1-year-old for nearly 2 days before child died
A Missouri mother is behind bars for allegedly starving her 1-year-old to death after the toddler was found unresponsive and ...
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Prison Wedding Rules: No Cake, No Lace, But Lots of Love
Khanika Harper is a former psychiatric nurse who founded Justice For All, a St. Louis-based organization that fights for criminal ...
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Have Questions About the Justice System in St. Louis? Ask Us.
Filed 6:00 a.m. EST 02.11.2025 Your input helps us decide what issues The Marshall Project - St. Louis should dig ...
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Twisted mom allegedly shot two exes and one of their new girlfriends, killing two
A Missouri mom allegedly gunned down her estranged husband, then drove across state lines to shoot the father of one ...
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