MDN Menu

MDN Home

Journalist's Creed

Print

MDN Help

  Exit  

MDN.ORG: Missouri Digital News

MDN Menu

MDN Home

Journalist's Creed

Print

MDN Help

  Exit  

MDN.ORG Mo. Digital News Missouri Digital News MDN.ORG: Mo. Digital News MDN.ORG: Missouri Digital News

Help  Close

Extra Guards Help at State Pen

The Corrections Department is bringing in reinforcements to the Jefferson City state penintentiary to help control the violence after five stabbings in the past month.

David Freitas reports from Jefferson City.

Buses carrying extra guards have been rolling into the Jefferson City State Penitentiary.

Corrections officials say the guards are a response to the to recent stabbings.

40 additional guards each day are helping speed the search of inmates' cells for other weapons and paraphernalia.

Officials say the searches have turned up other "items" but wouldn't specify what those are.

Assistant Director of Adult Institutions, Michael Groose (Gr-oos), says the prisoners have been cooperative.

Actuality:Michael Groose/Assistant Director of Adult Institutions
RunTime: 13
OutCue: "...get back to a normal operation."
Contents: [144K WAV file - Both prisoners and officials are anxious to get things back to normal. ]

There have been six assaults at the prison this year.

David Freitas, from the Capital.