Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 546.880: May be consigned to workhouse, when
What this law says, in plain English
This statute permits courts to direct persons convicted of misdemeanors or felonies to serve jail time in workhouses or public work instead of county jail, if the county has contracted with the facility.
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