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Alderman Rasheen Aldridge has introduced a bill to give St. Louis’ Detention Facility Oversight Board more teeth
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Alderman Rasheen Aldridge has introduced a bill to give St. Louis’ Detention Facility Oversight Board more teeth
It isn’t overstating things to suggest that Mayor Tishaura Jones is in office today in large part because she aptly identified and decried the abhorrent conditions at St. Louis’ former
Neither a letter from Mayor Jones nor a visit to the City Justice Center by U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has mollified critics
Board of Aldermen members and justice organizations are calling for the removal of Jail Commissioner Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah.
A new law on oversight took effect in 2022 but immediately faced legal challenges. The work has also been delayed by disputes over access to complaints and to the City Justice Center, St. Louis’ jail.