General Info

The Missouri Department of Corrections protects and serves the public and manages offenders, while helping to provide a safe and secure environment for the citizens of Missouri. It maintains an offender rehabilitative services division that is responsible for providing medical, mental health, educational, substance abuse and work force development services and overseeing the Missouri Vocational Enterprises. The Missouri Department of Corrections also has an adult institutions division that performs duties related to the supervision and management of the state's correctional centers. The department s human services division consists of human resource management, training and employee development, employee health and wellness safety, religious and spiritual, budget and evaluation, planning, fiscal management and general services. With various offices in Springfield, Mo., the Missouri Department of Corrections additionally has a probation and parole division.