Missouri looking for ways to save money on inmate burials

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

ST. LOUIS -- Missouri prison officials are seeking bids from funeral homes to provide burial and cremation services for inmates who die behind bars and have no family members willing to claim their remains.

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