There are 32 attorneys, investigators and specialists in the Missouri State Public Defender Office dedicated to preventing the wrongful execution of innocent people on death row. The agency spends ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri’s lawmakers were forced to grapple with religion and morality as they debated a bill to abolish the death penalty Monday afternoon. For the first time in a decade ...

Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill to abolish the death penalty, citing its financial and human costs. The state's public defender system spends nearly $3 million annually on staff dedicated to ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri bill to end the death penalty is getting its first public hearing. House Bill 2153, introduced by State Rep. Jim Murphy (R-St. Louis), would remove the death ...

Anti-capital punishment advocates say the death penalty is costlier to taxpayers than life in prison because many defendants appeal their sentences, and the appeals process can force victims’ families ...

Senate Majority Leader Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, center, speaks during a special session on Wednesday at the state Capitol in Jefferson City. Luetkemeyer opposes a bill that would prevent judges ...

There are 32 attorneys, investigators and specialists in the Missouri State Public Defender Office dedicated to preventing the wrongful execution of innocent people on death row. The agency spends ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Missouri’s lawmakers were forced to grapple with religion and morality as they debated a bill to abolish the death penalty Monday afternoon. For the first time in a decade ...