/tags/cheri-toalson-reisch Cheri Toalson Reisch en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:38:08 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-22/missouri-senate-passes-bill-making-it-harder-for-voters-to-amend-the-constitution Factional warfare marks passage of Republican priority as Freedom Caucus members denounce leadership for stripping out provisions labeled ‘ballot candy.’ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:38:08 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-22/missouri-senate-passes-bill-making-it-harder-for-voters-to-amend-the-constitution Rudi Keller /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-17/sentenced-to-15-years-for-weed-a-missouri-mom-finally-comes-home Dawn Huston did 7 years, 9 months in prison before Gov. Mike Parson commuted her sentence. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:47:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-17/sentenced-to-15-years-for-weed-a-missouri-mom-finally-comes-home Danny Wicentowski /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-24/how-a-last-minute-edit-doomed-parole-option-for-some-missouri-drug-offenders “Heartbroken” is the word Missouri state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch used to sum up what she’s feeling in the wake of the 2021 legislative session. On Tuesday, the Republican from Hallsville learned that legislation she’d hoped would soon open doors for certain nonviolent drug offenders serving decades-long, no-parole terms didn’t make it into the final version of Senate Bill 26. Mon, 24 May 2021 22:06:48 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-24/how-a-last-minute-edit-doomed-parole-option-for-some-missouri-drug-offenders Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-18/some-missouri-drug-offenders-still-spending-decades-in-prison-despite-2017-repeal A new report from the Riverfront Times puts the disparity in stark contrast: While Missouri inmates on average spend less than four years in prison, some of the state’s nonviolent drug offenders are still serving decades-long, no-parole terms. In this segment, host Sarah Fenske spoke with the RFT's Danny Wicentowski and Republican state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch, and heard from two men who recently had their sentences commuted by Gov. Mike Parson. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:01:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-18/some-missouri-drug-offenders-still-spending-decades-in-prison-despite-2017-repeal Evie Hemphill