Missouri Laws 217.015 – Divisions created — sections authorized — purpose of department — women ..
1. The department shall supervise and manage all correctional centers, and probation and parole of the state of Missouri.
2. The department shall be composed of the parole board and the following divisions:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 217.015
- Board: the parole board. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- Department: the department of corrections of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- Director: the director of the department of corrections or his or her designee. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- Division: a statutorily created agency within the department or an agency created by the departmental organizational plan. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Offender: a person under supervision or an inmate in the custody of the department. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- Probation: a procedure under which a defendant found guilty of a crime upon verdict or plea is released by the court without imprisonment, subject to conditions imposed by the court and subject to the supervision of the division of probation and parole. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(1) The division of human services;
(2) The division of adult institutions;
(3) The division of probation and parole; and
(4) The division of offender rehabilitative services.
3. Each division may be subdivided by the director into such sections, bureaus, or offices as is necessary to carry out the duties assigned by law.
4. The department shall operate a women offender program to be supervised by a director of women’s programs. The purpose of the women offender program shall be to ensure that female offenders are provided a continuum of gender-responsive and trauma-informed supervision strategies and program services reflecting best practices for female probationers, prisoners and parolees in areas including but not limited to classification, diagnostic processes, facilities, medical and mental health care, child custody and visitation.
5. There shall be an advisory committee under the direction of the director of women’s programs. The members of the committee shall include the director of the office on women’s health, the director of the department of mental health or a designee and four others appointed by the director of the department of corrections. The committee shall address the needs of women in the criminal justice system as they are affected by the changes in their community, family concerns, the judicial system and the organization and available resources of the department of corrections.