SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Missouri’s new governor set a goal to reduce the number of people reoffending after they get out of prison.
Within minutes of swearing in, Missouri’s new Governor, Mike Kehoe, signed an executive order commanding the Department of Corrections to assemble a board that will review and revise the state’s parole rules. These rules have not been updated since 2017.
State officials said it’s too soon to determine the details of implementing this executive order, but blueprints are being developed now. The Missouri Department of Corrections has until October 1 to prepare a report on reducing recidivism…