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Members of the city's jail oversight board on Tuesday will tour the troubled downtown jail for the first time since the board was created, according to the board's 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.
But the chairman of the oversight board said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones’ administration still needs to prove it’s on board with reform.