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The St. Louis police department's understaffed communication center operated with about half the dispatchers it needed during at least 18 shifts this summer. Officers were told to limit public interactions.
Members were blocked from investigating a complaint detailing concerns about Terrence Smith, who died in jail custody Aug. 30
Another detainee has died at the St. Louis City Justice Center, a little over a week after a detainee died following a medical emergency.
Authorities haven't disclosed what demands, if any, the inmates made or how many inmates were involved.
Ashley Schlesing could barely believe what she was hearing when she turned on the news July 1.