(AP) – Missouri lawmakers are questioning the timing of
administrators' response to claims of widespread harassment in state prisons.
Outgoing Division of Adult Institutions Director Dave Dormire told a panel of
House lawmakers Thursday that top officials met last summer to discuss the
larger issue of complaints.
But Republican Rep. Jim Hansen says problems in the department had been going
on for years before that.
House lawmakers are investigating after the Kansas City alternative weekly The
Pitch reported on harassment and discrimination claims by prison employees. Some
say they were retaliated against.
The paper reported the state has paid more than $7.5 million in related
settlements and judgments from 2012 to 2016.
administrators' response to claims of widespread harassment in state prisons.
Outgoing Division of Adult Institutions Director Dave Dormire told a panel of
House lawmakers Thursday that top officials met last summer to discuss the
larger issue of complaints.
But Republican Rep. Jim Hansen says problems in the department had been going
on for years before that.
House lawmakers are investigating after the Kansas City alternative weekly The
Pitch reported on harassment and discrimination claims by prison employees. Some
say they were retaliated against.
The paper reported the state has paid more than $7.5 million in related
settlements and judgments from 2012 to 2016.
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