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Exceeding Expectations

A dozen Department of Corrections employees earn the Director’s Award of Valor for going above and beyond the call of duty.

When Adrienne Warren’s teammate at Eastern Reception, Diagnostic & Correctional Center (ERDCC) in Bonne Terre, Missouri, informed her that a resident might have a weapon in his cell, a rush of adrenaline coursed through her veins. Her instincts and training took over during the proceeding steps — first, an attempt at crisis intervention and de-escalation. When that failed, Warren and her fellow corrections officers barricaded the door to keep the resident and weapon inside. Then they smelled smoke.

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In the Missouri Department of Corrections, we foster public safety, health and wellness. We support victims and give back to people in need. We facilitate treatment, education and job training to equip justice-involved Missourians with the skills they need to contribute to the state’s communities, inside and outside our walls. About 96 percent of people who enter prison return to Missouri cities and towns. We want to make sure they're good neighbors.

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