Missouri’s Incarceration Rate Highest for Women

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (MISSOURI NEWS SERVICE) – Missouri is confronting a number of troubling trends in its criminal justice system, including an uptick in violent crime and crowded prisons – and research shows women are at the epicenter. Researchers at The Council of State Governments Justice Center, asked to study Missouri’s incarceration problem, are warning that …

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