Mandate that KC spend 25% of budget on police tossed by court. What happens now?
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled this week that the wording on the ballot mandating the increased funding was misleading.
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The Missouri Supreme Court ruled this week that the wording on the ballot mandating the increased funding was misleading.
A book is not always just a book. Volunteers who mail books to people in prison said they see proof of that in the requests they get every day. A sign language dictionary for a man whose child was losing their hearing meant connection to family. Books for a woman taking a course behind bars was her path to a degree. A Buddhist workbook was comfort for a man on death row.
“Are we truly treating them like human beings if we keep them locked up and they can’t have their day in court because they’re not getting treated?” said Clay County Sheriff Will Akin.
We’re not just seeing banned books in schools, we're seeing books being labeled as contraband in our prisons as well.
Missouri inmates will no longer be able to receive books from friends or family under a new policy adopted by the Department of Corrections.