Missouri Department of Corrections

James Pointer was in his housing unit at the Moberly Correctional Center when the cap on a femoral catheter became dislodged.

‘This program is going to give women the building blocks to live a better life, and then that is going to overflow into their children, and then their children’s children,’ said one caregiver in the prison nursery.

Trevor Foley will begin the job on December 6.

The nonprofit advocates for comprehensive prison reform in the state.

Anne Precythe has been director of DOC since 2017.