TAG / MISSOURI

RESULTS

DRUGS

Nitazenes Detected in Wastewater at 70% of Missouri Schools Tested

A highly potent class of synthetic opioids has turned up in wastewater at 26 of 37 monitored Missouri schools. Officials warn the drugs are spreading rapidly and often go undetected.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Federal Jury Awards $667K to Muslim Inmates Pepper-Sprayed by Prison Guards While Praying

A guard with a history of Islamophobic remarks initiated pepper-spraying a group of Muslim men praying at a Missouri state prison. Jurors found First Amendment violations and awarded damages.