Parole /tags/parole Parole en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT 'Kept me out the street': How a St. Louis police program provides new purpose for parolees /government-politics-issues/2024-12-12/st-louis-police-program-new-purpose-parolees The St. Louis Police Partnership Program connects participants and their families with officers through monthly home visits and resources like jobs, education and housing. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-12/st-louis-police-program-new-purpose-parolees Ulaa Kuziez Voter disenfranchisement rates have decreased, but still more than double for Black Missourians /government-politics-issues/2024-10-30/disenfranchisement-rates-decreased-more-than-double-black-missourians The Sentencing Project’s Locked Out 2024 report estimates that 1.7% of Missourians over 18 can’t vote because they have felony convictions. That rate is more than double for Black Missourians. Missouri has the 14th-highest disenfranchisement rate in the country. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-10-30/disenfranchisement-rates-decreased-more-than-double-black-missourians Andrea Y. Henderson Pritzker signs bill overhauling mandatory supervised release /government-politics-issues/2023-07-30/pritzker-signs-bill-overhauling-mandatory-supervised-release Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that overhauls the state’s mandatory supervised release program, formerly known as parole. It aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside of prison. Sun, 30 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-07-30/pritzker-signs-bill-overhauling-mandatory-supervised-release Peter Hancock Missouri’s parole system has sent thousands back to prison for minor violations. Terrell Robinson is one /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-08/missouris-parole-system-has-sent-thousands-back-to-prison-for-minor-violations-terrell-robinson-is-one Terrell Robinson has served 12 years in prison for violations he said were never even explained to him. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 22:01:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-08/missouris-parole-system-has-sent-thousands-back-to-prison-for-minor-violations-terrell-robinson-is-one Kayla Drake The Alton woman who killed her two babies in the 80s has been granted parole /law-order/2021-10-28/the-alton-woman-who-killed-her-babies-has-been-granted-parole The Illinois Prisoner Review Board granted parole to Paula Sims after three hours of testimony and discussion. Sims was convicted of first-degree murder in 1990. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:58:51 GMT /law-order/2021-10-28/the-alton-woman-who-killed-her-babies-has-been-granted-parole Teri Maddox US District Court Orders Missouri Parole Board To Change Parole Process for Juveniles /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-08-20/us-district-court-orders-missouri-parole-board-to-change-parole-process-for-juveniles A U.S. District Court recently ruled that the Missouri Parole Board had been violating the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions in its handling of cases… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:20:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-08-20/us-district-court-orders-missouri-parole-board-to-change-parole-process-for-juveniles Emily Woodbury Thousands Of Missouri Inmates Whose Paroles Were Revoked May Be Entitled To Relief, Judge Rules /2019-02-28/thousands-of-missouri-inmates-whose-paroles-were-revoked-may-be-entitled-to-relief-judge-rules Missouri will have to reform its parole policies after a federal judge ruled in favor of thousands of current and former parolees who sued the state,... Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:29:32 GMT /2019-02-28/thousands-of-missouri-inmates-whose-paroles-were-revoked-may-be-entitled-to-relief-judge-rules Dan Margolies Judge: 15,000 Inmates Eligible To Join Lawsuit Over Missouri Parole Practices /2019-01-07/judge-15-000-inmates-eligible-to-join-lawsuit-over-missouri-parole-practices Thousands of people on parole in Missouri who were incarcerated for violating their parole may now be eligible for relief in a class action lawsuit... Mon, 07 Jan 2019 17:32:30 GMT /2019-01-07/judge-15-000-inmates-eligible-to-join-lawsuit-over-missouri-parole-practices Dan Margolies Commentary: Second chances can be costly /government-politics-issues/2013-08-22/commentary-second-chances-can-be-costly This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 22, 2013: It was a routine murder in the Metro East, hardly a “Stop the Presses!” caliber story… Thu, 22 Aug 2013 15:45:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-08-22/commentary-second-chances-can-be-costly M.W. Guzy Commentary: Keeping it real about probation and parole /government-politics-issues/2012-06-14/commentary-keeping-it-real-about-probation-and-parole This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 14, 2012 - A few weeks back, I wrote a column in which I suggested that our newly emergent crime… Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:35:13 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-06-14/commentary-keeping-it-real-about-probation-and-parole M.W. Guzy