Parole is a key step to freedom after prison. Missourians face a ‘draconian’ system to get there
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
August 1, 202526m 10s
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Show Notes
Thousands of people move in and out of Missouri’s parole system every year. That includes Norman Brown, who was released in 2022 after serving 31 years in prison for a crime he committed at 15. Brown joins the MacArthur Justice Center’s Amy Malinowski for a critical discussion of the state’s parole system, its flaws and areas for improvement. The system is under scrutiny for improvements pending official recommendations from a “working group” created by an executive order issued this year by Gov. Mike Kehoe. We also hear from Terrell Robinson, who, in an interview from prison, describes the parole system as “draconian, cruel and severe.”