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Do conditions in Missouri prisons need to improve?

Do conditions in Missouri prisons need to improve?

Yes

15

No

3

Yes

5 Comments
Christopher Watson
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Christopher Watson

We still have five open that we were told to close years ago, so yes they need to be improved. It's bad enough that we are mearly warehousing Offenders instead of teaching them a trade to benefit Society.

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Jennifer M
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Jennifer M

As an officer of doc, some of the prisons are in serious need of repairs or improvements. No ac in heat of summer is unbearable. Temps in mid 90s where officers sit. Worse in some prison cells. Most officers don't get ac. Yet ALL non custody, secretaries, case managers do.

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Jennifer M
Jennifer M

Most inmates have to eat food made from the prison kitchens that most are filled with bugs, mice, and roaches. Staff do best they can to clean and sanitize but it's difficult. Plus the quality of the food leaves a lot to be desired.

Jennifer M
Jennifer M

Lack of staffing is a major issue. Some prisons are so short staffed that they are making officers work 56 hours a week. Four 12 hour shifts plus an 8 hour shift. Officer starting pay is $16/hour or so. Many places with far better working conditions start out much higher.

Shawn Korschgen
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Shawn Korschgen

Because they are human beings.

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Tonya Rangel
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Tonya Rangel

My son is incarcerated at SCCC in Licking Mo, he has been denied food, medical treatment, the correctional officers broke his TV and have denied visits. The prison has mice and roaches. The food is cold. He's lost 80 lbs in 1 7 months. They don't offer GED classes. They denied him spiritual books

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Jack L
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Jack L

All prisons should be air conditioned for the safety of the officers. Prisoners who are in sweltering heat are more prone to get into fights and attack officers. And the pay of corrections officers needs to be raised so that DOC can retain staff.

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Adam
Adam

Absolutely! The use of rec yards and ways to occupy inmates time like tv, library, tablets, games, etc is a huge way to keep officers safe. If they're busy doing those things, they're not thinking of ways to injure staff

No

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Michael Leninsky
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Michael Leninsky

The incarcerated already get to much. If anything the Officers that work the prisons need better compensation.

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

Most prisoners have committed numerous felonies before they were sent to prison. They won't change, they don't deserve a nicer place. Many wonderful senior citizens can't afford A/C for their homes. Remove cable tv, weight rooms and gyms from prisons. Prison should be very unpleasant.

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Christopher Watson
Christopher Watson

All that was paid for by the inmates through the Inmate canteen fund generated by their spending. You don't get to treat them Sub-human just because they got caught, and you didn't. I see crime out here everyday by normal people.

Jennifer M
Jennifer M

Plus, the mail is a popular way to get drugs into a prison. If this way stops that, it's a huge win for officer safety. I do think sending mail to Florida is silly though. Should have a system here that does it too. Would be quicker.

Jennifer M
Jennifer M

Tablets are pre paid for by an outside company. Again, no taxpayer monies are used for them. Inmates have to use their money to get music, use email, use phone, etc. And if they misbehave, officers can confiscate it for a certain amount of time. Reinforce good behavior

Jennifer M
Jennifer M

Their cable TV, wifi, games, weights etc are NOT free. No tax payer monies are involved. All comes from state inmate funds. Each inmate is paid a minimum of $8/month for "work" some do more, paid more. They donate to it. If it runs out, it's on them.

Jack L
Jack L

You are missing the point. It`s not about being "soft on inmates". Things like rec yards and TVs and sports activities give inmates something else to do besides get into fights and attack the prison staff.

Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Felon's don't deserve free stuff. I have to pay for my internet and the prisoners too. Maybe we should hire the prison systems over to China like we did all of the manufacturing. The Chinese would be happy to work for $16 an hour.

Jennifer M
Jennifer M

Don't let the story fool you about their mail. They all get a FREE tablet that they can use to do email and even make phone calls with! So the mail is NOT the only means to the outside world for them at all.

Jennifer M
Jennifer M

That's a sure fire way to have riots that can injure or kill staff members. I used to think like you until I saw how it changed their behavior. Believe me, there's plenty here to make lives miserable

Do you plan on traveling for Christmas?

Do you plan on traveling for Christmas?

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Do you prefer white Christmases?

Do you prefer white Christmases?

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Rachel Clara Smith
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Rachel Clara Smith

There's something magical about a sprinkling of snow on Christmas 😊 And heavy enough snow means snow angels, snowmen, and snowball fights! ❄️

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Belinda Kitchen
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Belinda Kitchen

Christmas should be white . It's just not the same !!!! You wouldn't want the 4th of July in winter ? Just Christmas should have snow it means clean !!!!

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