External In the Media 07/17/2026 Janet Garcia-Hallett, associate professor of criminal justice, is part of the team spearheading the Missouri Prison Transformation Project, which is focusing on whether a more comfortable, normalized living space can reduce inmate violations and improve safety for corrections officers. https://www.ky3.com/2026/07/09/ozarks-maximum-security-prison-participating-university-missouri-research-project/ janet-garcia-hallett year-2026 news-in-the-media month-july