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On June 14, a Missouri judge ruled there is “clear and convincing” evidence that she is innocent. Two weeks ago, a Missouri judge ruled Sandra Hemme innocent. Why is she still in prison?
An estimated 4.6 million people in the United States cannot vote due to a felony conviction. Washington has already taken steps to change that, having restored voting rights to incarcerated people ...
The list is given below. Suffrage can be restored to an individual by a two-thirds vote of both houses of the legislature. The crimes that disqualify a person from voting are given in Section 241 of the state constitution as: murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement or ...
LOUIS (AP) — A man who was on the verge of walking out of prison this week after a judge found evidence of “actual innocence" and overturned his murder conviction now faces a fresh legal hurdle.
Statewide ballot amendments. Missouri voters have five questions on their ballot on Election Day. In addition to choosing their preferred candidates, Missourians will weigh in on the issues of ...
Capital punishment in Missouri was first used in 1810 in the form of hanging. From 1810 to 1965, 285 people were executed. From 1976-1988 none were executed, and from 1989-2024, 101 persons were executed. [2] From 1937 until 1987 lethal gas inhalation was used. By 1987, inmates could choose lethal injection as opposed to lethal gas. [2]
Since 1989, a total of 101 people were executed by the State of Missouri. All were convicted of first-degree murder and all were executed by lethal injection, although lethal gas remains a legal method of execution. Before April 1989, all executions were carried out at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City.
But Roberts is still in a cell. On Wednesday, Jones issued an order of contempt against the Department of Corrections’ acting director Trevor Foley. He has a week to comply or will face a $1,000 ...