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Missouri Department of Corrections Press Releases

51 Press Releases
  • Published on December 10, 2021 - 00:46 GMT

    Department of Corrections Partners with WTI/Tremco for Job Training Program

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 25, 2021 Contact: Karen Pojmann, Communications Director Office: 573-522-1118 Cell: 573-690-7539 karen.pojmann@doc.mo.gov   Department of Corrections Partners with WTI/Tremco for Job Training Program Graduates get jobs after …

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  • Published on October 7, 2021 - 04:12 GMT

    Ernest Johnson Execution Completed

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 5, 2021 Contact:  Karen Pojmann, Communications Director Missouri Department of Corrections 573-522-1118 Karen.Pojmann@doc.mo.gov BONNE TERRE, MISSOURI – Ernest Johnson was executed for the 1994 murders of Mary Bratcher, Fred …

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  • Published on October 7, 2021 - 04:12 GMT

    Disturbance at Ozark Correctional Center

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        July 28, 2021 Contact: Karen Pojmann Communications Director Office: 573-522-1118 Cell: 573-690-7539 karen.pojmann@doc.mo.gov Disturbance at Ozark Correctional …

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  • Published on July 28, 2021 - 22:04 GMT

    Vehicle Crashes Inside Bonne Terre Prison

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        July 2, 2021 Contact: Karen Pojmann Communications Director Office: 573-522-1118 Cell: 573-690-7539 karen.pojmann@doc.mo.gov At approximately 10:37 a.m. Friday, …

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  • Published on July 2, 2021 - 20:58 GMT

    Offender Walks Away From Sedalia Work Site

    UPDATE On Saturday, June 26, Jason Laird was apprehended by Ozark County/Douglas County Multijuristictional Task Force, Oregon County Sheriff’s Department and a Howell County SWAT Team. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                …

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  • Published on June 29, 2021 - 18:14 GMT

    COVID-Killing Technologies Enter State Prisons

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        Dec. 8, 2020 Contact: Karen Pojmann, Communications Director Office: 573-522-1118 Cell: 573-690-7539 karen.pojmann@doc.mo.gov    Missouri Department of Corrections …

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  • Published on December 8, 2020 - 21:35 GMT

    Federal Leader Looks to Missouri as Model for Post-Incarceration Success

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        Oct. 7, 2020 Contact: Karen Pojmann, Communications Director Office: 573-522-1118 Cell: 573-690-7539 karen.pojmann@doc.mo.gov  Tony Lowden visits state's …

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  • Published on October 8, 2020 - 16:56 GMT

    Disturbance at Missouri Eastern Correctional Center

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        July 29, 2020 Contact: Karen Pojmann Communications Director Office: 573-522-1118 Cell: 573-690-7539 karen.pojmann@doc.mo.gov No injuries reported after unrest at …

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  • Published on July 29, 2020 - 19:24 GMT

    Widespread COVID-19 Testing Planned for All State Prisons

    Dear Corrections team: Increasing COVID-19 testing capacity, with the goal of completing 7,500 tests per day, is one of the four major components of Missouri’s Show Me Strong Recovery Plan and a key to reopening the state. Missouri’s testing strategy …

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  • Published on May 26, 2020 - 15:33 GMT

    Walter Barton Execution Completed

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2020 Contact:  Karen Pojmann, Communications Director Missouri Department of Corrections 573-522-1118 Karen.Pojmann@doc.mo.gov BONNE TERRE, MISSOURI – Walter Barton was executed for the 1991 murder of Gladys Kuehler on Tuesday …

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  • Published on May 20, 2020 - 21:12 GMT

    Hospitalized Offender Tests Positive for COVID-19

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        March 23, 2019 Contact: Karen Pojmann Communications Director Office: 573-522-1118 Cell: 573-690-7539 karen.pojmann@doc.mo.gov Offender has been in isolation since …

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