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Incident occurred Tuesday, two days before civilian oversight board met with detainees for the first time to address concerns

City Justice Center staff told him to wipe himself with a sandwich wrapper

According to Monte Chambers with St. Louis City’s Office of Public Safety, the total number of commissioned St Louis Metropolitan Police Officers is at 890.Back in May of 2021, the number was 1,208, which roughly what the city also budgets for.

The CJC has had a string of incidents in the last three years.

A horrific photo of a man at the City Justice Center got attention yesterday — and administrators apparently aren’t happy

One day after news outlets published photos of a downtown St. Louis jail inmates injuries, the citys top public defender said attorneys were told they could no longer bring their

A veteran St. Louis police officer is stepping down from her position as the deputy director of public safety next month, city officials confirmed Friday.

St. Louis is budgeted for 1,224 police officers, but only 912 of those positions are filled at the start of December after 17 officers left over the past month.

This year marks the first time on record St. Louis has dipped below 1,000 officers.

A 22-year-old man died days after he attempted suicide while he was in custody at a police station near downtown St. Louis.