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The St. Charles County Council regrouped Tuesday after the surprise failure of a resolution that would have opposed the resettlement of up to 30,000 Latin American immigrants in St. Louis.

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The resolution opposed a longstanding federal program that could bring up to 30,000 refugees from Latin America into the St. Louis region.

The Detention Facility Oversight Board has chafed at its lack of access to the City Justice Center

Members of the citys jail oversight board on Tuesday will tour the troubled downtown jail for the first time since the board was created, according to the boards chair.

Members of the citys jail oversight board on Tuesday will tour the troubled downtown jail for the first time since the board was created, according to the boards chair.

A string of troubling deaths in the St. Louis City Justice Center has led to loud cries for reform and greater transparency in the city jail.

The law makes it a felony punishable by five to 15 years in prison to perform or induce an abortion. Medical professionals who do so also could lose their licenses.

The ban could be up for a vote in 2024.

But the chairman of the oversight board said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones’ administration still needs to prove it’s on board with reform.