The 444 individuals on the Department of Mental Health’s waitlist have been charged with crimes but not convicted.

Records show a Cherokee County mother died an hour after she was found in distress without being transferred to a hospital ...

Missourians who are arrested and declared incompetent to stand trial wait in jail an average of 14 months before receiving treatment (Getty Images). A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail ...

A new coalition is hoping to convince the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to end its agreement with U.S. Immigrations and ...

Share your story with Isabella. Jackson County and Kansas City, Missouri, officials announced Wednesday they agreed on a site for a new municipal jail after recommendations from city and county ...

On March 25, Shaina Marie Taylor, 34, was found in distress within the Jackson County Detention Center. She died nearly an hour later, without being transferred to a hospital, records show.