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Mayor Tishaura Jones budget proposal includes cutting budget for The Workhouse
Author: Christine Byers (KSDK), Colin Jeffery
Published: 3:36 PM CDT April 21, 2021
Updated: 3:36 PM CDT April 21, 2021
ST. LOUIS On her first full day in office, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones took the first step toward fulfilling her campaign promise to close the city’s jail known as The Workhouse.
“Since 2016, I have called for the closure of the Workhouse due to inhumane conditions, including broken plumbing, inadequate medical care, moldy food and contaminated water; not to mention a toxic culture of abuse, retaliation and neglect among correctional staff, Mayor Jones said in a news release Wednesday afternoon. The injustice caused by these dehumanizing conditions are compounded by the fact that most city detainees have not been convicted of any crime, with an average length of stay running longer than 300 days. ....

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