When you’re accused of doing something you didn’t do, that’s bad enough. But when you’re accused of a heinous act, arrested, convicted and locked away in prison for decades — that’s brutal. But that’s ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson commuted the sentence of Patricia Prewitt, who had spent 40 years behind bars for her husband’s 1984 murder, among other reduced sentences and pardons announced Friday.

A woman who spent 40 years behind bars for her husband’s 1984 murder has been released from prison just in time to spend Christmas with her family. Patty Prewitt, the longest-serving female prisoner ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Patty Prewitt, mentioned in your editorial “Justice demands mercy” (April 15), has been incarcerated for 27 years. Accused of ...

Patty Prewitt served almost 40 years in prison before having her sentence commuted by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. Facebook/Patty Prewitt When you’re accused of doing something you didn’t do, that’s bad ...