Inmate Escape Results in a Lockdown for Monroe City Schools Monroe City schools were locked down for about 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon.Bill Shuler
Kankakee Inmate Who Escaped to be Sentenced for MurderA Kankakee County jail inmate who escaped last month and was captured three days later is returning to court to be sentenced on a murder charge.Associated Press
$250,000 Settlement in Missouri Inmate's DeathThe mother of a man who died in a southwest Missouri jail after being strapped in a restraint chair for several hours has settled her lawsuit against Jasper County and other defendants.Associated Press
Northwest Missouri Inmate Admits to Strangling CellmateA northwest Missouri man convicted of killing his 7-year-old son admits that he strangled a cellmate in the Buchanan County jail.Associated Press