New chief picked for troubled city jail system
ST. LOUIS — The city’s beleaguered jail system is getting a new commissioner. Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office has announced that…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
City struggles with revenue shortfall brought by pandemic
CITY HALL – After the fiscal devastation brought by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, St. Louis is in a weakened position…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…