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In prisons and jails, a lack of sleep may harm health and safety • Missouri Independent (Jun. 2026)
In prisons and jails, a lack of sleep may harm health and safety • Missouri Independent https://share.google/04jSuCBujvdQqVrgR
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A Quietly Radical Experiment in Criminal Justice; NY Times (May 2026)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/opinion/hawaii-feminist-criminal-justice-system.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xFA.rUod.DvNwEzNbu48j&smid=nytcore-android-share
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‘It sure looks like a crisis’: Lawmakers confront mental health backlog in Missouri jails • Missouri Independent (Feb. 2026)
‘It sure looks like a crisis’: Lawmakers confront mental health backlog in Missouri jails • Missouri Independent https://share.google/JMCirhF70nysvfaLQ
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Tony Messenger 7 columns on the mental health crisis in Missouri jails, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Various Dates)
https://www.stltoday.com/online/collection_c8b8a2c6-b7cb-4de5-a54f-bc3a9ee0c66a.html?gift=1&gift_token=65e46247-5038-43ff-b4fc-c72b3508b58f
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More than 500 Missourians await court-ordered mental health services, languishing in jails • Missouri Independent (Feb. 2026)
More than 500 Missourians await court-ordered mental health services, languishing in jails • Missouri Independent https://share.google/9a5IuZwQubcDSwjh7
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Missourians waiting in jail for court-ordered mental health care reaches all-time high • Missouri Independent (Jan. 2026)
https://missouriindependent.com/2025/01/27/missourians-waiting-in-jail-for-court-ordered-mental-health-care-reaches-all-time-high/
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MSPD HDS Resources> Mental Health & Addiction Care
This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Mental Health and Addiction Care resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
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MSPD HDS > How to apply for Medicaid
This post provides a link to the Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) Holistic Defense Services (HDS) Medicaid Application resource document. It also has a link to all myMOpd’s HDS posts.
