Spotlight 鈥楲ost鈥 in Missouri jail cells: Backlog soars for people found mentally unfit for trial From the Tracking years of problems at the 最新杏吧原创 County jail series Jesse Bogan The Marshall Project Nov 2, 2025 Nov 2, 2025 0 Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Learn More SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project-最新杏吧原创, a nonprofit news team covering Missouri鈥檚 criminal justice systems.kAmpD 2 J@F?8 8:C= 8C@H:?8 FA :? |:DD@FC:[ |682? y@==J =@G65 E@ C625[ 52?46 2?5 5C6DD FA] u@C 96C a_E9 3:CE952J[ D96 2?5 96C >@E96C H@C6 7@C>2= 8@H?D E@ 5:??6C @? 2 4CF:D6 D9:A E@ r@KF>6=[ |6I:4@]k^Am Jolly Courtesy of Jolly Family kAm$96 AFCDF65 2? 25G2?465 568C66 :? 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Related to this story Staffing, building maintenance top concerns at 最新杏吧原创 County jail The interim jail director blamed the low staffing on why detainees are currently only able to be out of their cells for about one hour per day. 最新杏吧原创 County jail is dirty, moldy and understaffed, audit finds An inspection of the jail found "signs of long-term neglect" at the aging facility. Inmates can wait more than a year for mental health treatment in Missouri hospitals The wait for Missouri inmates to get a bed at a mental health facility is long 鈥 on average, 14 months.
Staffing, building maintenance top concerns at 最新杏吧原创 County jail The interim jail director blamed the low staffing on why detainees are currently only able to be out of their cells for about one hour per day.
最新杏吧原创 County jail is dirty, moldy and understaffed, audit finds An inspection of the jail found "signs of long-term neglect" at the aging facility.
Inmates can wait more than a year for mental health treatment in Missouri hospitals The wait for Missouri inmates to get a bed at a mental health facility is long 鈥 on average, 14 months.
