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Crime
Several inmates hurt in newest disturbance at Justice Center
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several inmates were injured during another disturbance at the troubled City Justice Center this weekend. City…
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Crime
After new Justice Center disturbances, 120 inmates are back at workhouse
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis began moving on Saturday roughly 120 detainees back to its old city jail, known…
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Crime
Some federal inmates from St. Louis are now jailed in other states
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of inmates facing federal charges have been transferred from the St. Louis area to jails…
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News
Workhouse closing went smoothly, Isom reports
CITY HALL – On the day St. Louis’ Medium Security Institution was officially without funding, interim Public Safety Director Dan…
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News
Justice Center capacity now at about 95 percent capacity, Isom says
CITY HALL – Now that St. Louis’ Medium Security Institution is officially empty, the City Justice Center is at about 95…
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Crime
Last detainees are moved out of troubled St. Louis workhouse
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The last detainees held at the troubled Medium Security Institution in St. Louis were moved Thursday…
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Crime
Corrections budget is $6.7 million short
CITY HALL – A budget shortfall for corrections and the emptying of the city’s Medium Security Institution is a recipe…
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Police Accountability
Corrections commissioner quitting as of May 31
CITY HALL – Under pressure from Mayor Tishaura Jones about conditions at the City Justice Center and the Workhouse, City…
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News
County jail can’t house St. Louis inmates, panel advises
CLAYTON (AP) — An advisory board for the St. Louis County Jail is warning that the facility doesn’t have enough…
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News
Jones’ first executive order aims to hold police accountable, address jail complaints
CITY HALL – Mayor Tishaura Jones signed on Wednesday her first executive order, clarifying how citizen complaints regarding police and…
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News
Jones, Bush condemn conditions at city’s jails
NORTH RIVERFRONT – Less than a week after becoming mayor, Tishaura Jones led a congresswoman and other officials Saturday on…
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News
St. Louis County jail could take on some city detainees
ST. LOUIS (AP) — With new St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones moving to close one of the city’s two jails,…
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Politics
Jones outlines plan for spending savings from closing Workhouse
CITY HALL – The easing financial woes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and what to do with the city’s Medium…
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Coronavirus
Jail tension ‘boiled over’ amid COVID-19 worries
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Detainees have complained for decades about conditions inside St. Louis’ jails, but when COVID-19 worries were…
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Coronavirus
Corrections task force will scrutinize jail concerns
CITY HALL – A new corrections task force will examine conditions and operations at the City Justice Center and will…
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Coronavirus
Inmates at city jail set fires, break out windows
ST. LOUIS – Inmates at the city’s Justice Center set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a…
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Crime
New, nonbinding vote on workhouse may be on April ballot
CITY HALL – A proposal to ask the public what it thinks about having an election on whether to close…
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Featured
Reed introduces bill to close workhouse
CITY HALL – Two bills introduced in the Board of Aldermen by Aldermanic President Lewis Reed call for closing the…
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News
Estimate Board takes steps for racial equity
CITY HALL – The city’s chief financial body moved ahead Wednesday on three measures meant to ensure greater racial equity…
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Coronavirus
Workhouse budget cuts will help make up for $67M shortfall
CITY HALL – Even as the number of area COVID-19 cases continues to fall, the coronavirus is taking a ever-greater…
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Coronavirus
Inmates complain about conditions amid coronavirus
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inmates say conditions at St. Louis jails are unsanitary and ripe for the spread of coronavirus,…
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