The Missouri
Department of Corrections The Department administers the punishment set by the court
at sentencing ranging from probation to capital punishment
in those ways that promote the longest lasting public safety
at the lowest cost to taxpayers. This law enforcement agency
divides the management of felons and misdemeanants committed
by the court between two divisions.
Probation
and Parole
The board of Probation and Parole is comprised
of seven full-time members appointed by the governor, subject
to advice and consent of the Senate. Members determine the
release of individuals from confinement in the Division of
Adult Institutions through parole or conditional release and
oversee the supervision of probationers assigned by the courts
The chair of the board is appointed by the governor and is
the division director for Probation and Parole, Interstate
Compact Services supervisor and chief spokesperson for the
board. The board also investigates and reports to the governor
on all applications for pardons, commutations of sentence,
reprieves or restorations of citizenship. The board may include
information on relating to the applicant along with appropriate
recommendations.
Adult
Institutions
The Division of Adult Institutions is responsible
for supervising and managing the state's 20 correctional centers.
Division
of Offender Rehabilitation Services
The Division of Offender
Rehabilitation Services is the arm of the department responsible
for developing and delivering interventions and services necessary
for offenders to correct their criminal behavior and become
more productive at each point in the department's supervision
continuum. These services and interventions include Academic
and Vocational Education, Medical Contractual Services, Mental
Health, Missouri Sexual Offender program, Missouri Vocational
Enterprises, and Substance Abuse Services. These program services
allow corrections professionals throughout the department
to fully utilize the supervision continuum to better address
offender problems such as literacy, sobriety and employability.
Without remediation these factors would impede their return
to the community as law abiding and productive citizens. By
creating increased offender accountability the longest lasting
public safety is achieved.
Division
of Human Services
The Division of Human Services
consists of Training and Employee Development, Employee Health/Wellness/Safety,
Human Resource Management, Crime Victim Services, Religious
Affairs, and Volunteer/Intern Programs. This division provides
support to the Division of Adult Institutions, Division of
Offender Rehabilitative Services, the Division of Probation
and Parole and the Department of Corrections technical staff.
A professionally trained work force, where safety and wellness
is practiced as part of the job, is essential to carrying
out the vision, mission, values and professional principals
of the department. The Division of Human Services is tasked
with improving the work environment of employees, recruiting
a diverse professional work force, maintaining that qualified
work force, and improving communication between management
and staff.
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