Cameron Belk News Today

BENTON - Lawyer James Cole of St. Louis County moved for a $255,360 fee after jurors awarded $32,000 to his client, former St. Clair County jail occupant Cameron Belk.

St. Clair county Jail Some inmates at the St. Clair County Jail have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, but others are wary of getting a shot because of how the jail administration has managed the pandemic. At least three inmates died after contracting COVID-19 in the jail since March 2020. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. BELLEVILLE — More than 200 detainees at the St. Clair County Jail hav...