On sentencing reform, Missouri can be the Show-Them State

By: Patrick Tuohey

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 792

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Missouri’s moniker as the Show-Me State is said to originate from a Congressman who said that his midwestern roots preferred evidence over eloquence. “I am from Missouri,” he is purported to have said. “You have got to show me.”

Now, 127 years later, Missouri can show other states — and the federal government — how its criminal justice and public safety reforms have borne fruit. That opportunity comes with federal legislation called the …

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