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Lessons on warrant reform from Ferguson Two Black men were killed by police last month, and in both cases, police were attempting to serve arrest warrants. The Into America podcast goes to Ferguson, Mo. to understand the successes and challenges of warrant reform. May 6, 2021, 11:00 AM UTC It often takes a tragedy to start a conversation around reform in this country. So when two Black men, Duante Wright and Andrew Brown Jr., were killed by police last month as officers were attempting to serve arrest warrants, calls for warrant reform joined the chorus of other demands for change. Last week...

Kayla Reed is the executive director and co-founder of Action St. Louis. Editor's note: This is part two of a collaboration between The Missouri Independent and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting looking at how the fight for police reform in St. Louis has evolved. Read part one. The race was too close. Kayla Reed, co-founder and executive director of Action St. Louis, curled over her desk. Her long, dark locs created curtains around her body as she used one hand to search election results on her cellphone. With the other hand, she hopped into a Zoom call on her laptop.

Mayor Tishaura Jones outlines tasks and names 24-member board that will ensure $517 million is invested equitably Author: Jeff Cavallin Updated: 6:12 PM CDT April 23, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Mayor Tishaura Jones has appointed members for the office's Stimulus Advisory Board, which will conduct research, manage and give recommendations to ensure that American Rescue Plan funds are invested equitably. The 24-member board will advise and assist Jones, the former city treasurer, in the distribution of $517 million in federal funds to be in line with the community's prio...

Inmate had COVID for weeks, St Louis jail didn’t know: Documents Creede Newton © People stare out of windows broken by detainees at the City Justice Center in St Louis, Missouri, in... People stare out of windows broken by detainees at the City Justice Center in St Louis, Missouri, in February 2021 [Courtesy of ArchCity Defenders] The City Justice Center (CJC), a jail in St Louis, Missouri, that saw three revolts in two months over allegedly brutal conditions and unsafe COVID-19 protocols, housed a COVID-positive detainee for two weeks before the jail was informed, docume...

The City Justice Center (CJC), a jail in St Louis, Missouri, that saw three revolts in two months over allegedly brutal conditions and unsafe COVID-19 protocols, housed a COVID-positive detainee for two weeks before the jail was informed, documents obtained by Al Jazeera show, raising questions about COVID-19 safety protocols inside the jail, and the city’s testing procedures. Litel Gilmore, a pretrial detainee at CJC, tested positive for COVID-19 on December 15, according to confidential medical records obtained by Al Jazeera, which Gilmore agreed to share. The “notification date” for ...