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Agency gets sympathy at hearing
By St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Published: 04/03/2008

MISSOURI - Missouri's director of corrections got a sympathetic ear Wednesday from legislators looking into why his department didn't offer sex-offender treatment to an admitted sexual sadist years before he allegedly raped and murdered a Chesterfield woman.

In a 47-minute hearing before the Joint Committee on Corrections, director Larry Crawford described his department as overworked, underfunded and using "extremely antiquated" computers to manage massive caseloads. He provided photos of parole files piled high on desks and boxes overflowing into an employee break room. The common response: We feel your pain. This is not your fault. Read more.

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