Claude McGee is a little-known figure in Missouri history. He was one of the 40 inmates executed in the gas chamber from 1937 to 1989 when the Missouri State Prison death row was closed. Subsequently, all capital punishment inmates were transferred to a new prison in Potosi.
Claude McGee is a little-known figure in Missouri history. He was one of the 40 inmates executed in the gas chamber from 1937 to 1989 when the Missouri State Prison death row was closed. Subsequently, all capital punishment inmates were transferred to a new prison in Potosi.
A Boone County judge on Thursday ordered a mental evaluation for a suspect in a deadly arson case. Steven Strumpf is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree arson, armed criminal action, and fraudulent use of credit/debit device.
There are 285 people in Missouri jails waiting to be moved to state psychiatric hospitals for treatment, the Department of Mental Health told lawmakers Monday.
There are 285 people in Missouri jails waiting to be moved to state psychiatric hospitals for treatment, the Department of Mental Health told lawmakers Monday.