Media Advisory: Upcoming Art Exhibition Honors Stories of Women Whose Loved Ones Have been Killed by Police and Died in Jail
January 13, 2023 Upcoming Art Exhibition Honors Stories of Women Whose Loved Ones Have been Killed by Police and Died in Jail For years, St. Louis has made...
read moreFor immediate release: Court of Appeals Finds St. Louis County Police Department’s “Wanteds” Policy Constitutionally “Fraught”; Majority of Arrests Under Policy Likely Violate Fourth Amendment, Attorneys Say
Lawyers Vow to Continue to Pursue Invalidation of Widespread Unconstitutional Use of Wanteds November 2, 2022 St. Louis, MO – Yesterday, the federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth...
read more2022 ACD Community Appreciation Event – photos recap
At our Community Appreciation Event on October 7, 2022, ArchCity Defenders gathered with supporters, clients, volunteers, advocates, and more! We presented the first-ever “ACD Guardian” Awards to a range...
read moreMedia Advisory: At Today’s Press conference, Surviving Families and Local Organizations Issue Demands Following Six Deaths at St. Louis Jail
September 19, 2022 What: Press conference held by Action St. Louis, ArchCity Defenders, Freedom Community Center, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Missouri State Public Defender System – St....
read moreFor Immediate Release: Joint Statement on the Ongoing Deaths and Jail Conditions Issues at the St. Louis City Justice Center
September 14, 2022 Jail should not be a death sentence. However, since April 2022, six people have died while detained inside St. Louis City’s Justice Center (CJC): Robert Lee...
read moreCoalition of St. Louis-based Organizations Urge People-Centered Policies in Response to This Week’s Flooding
Governor Michael L. ParsonSt. Louis City Mayor Tishaura JonesSt. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam PageSt. Louis City Board of Alderman President Joseph VollmerSt. Louis County Council Chairwoman Rita Heard...
read moreFor immediate release: coming to St. Louis July 27-29: “The box,” a Play that conveys the horrors of solitary confinement and the humanity of people subjected to it
July 25, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTS: For National Tour and Social Media: Seneca Beth, End of Isolation TourEITsocialmediaintern@gmail.com, (480) 262-1309 For Local Performances: Z Gorley, ArchCity Defenderszgorley@archcitydefenders.org, (314) 898-8185 Coming to...
read morefor immediate release: Fatal State Violence Response Program Holds Angelversary Commemorating Five Years Since the Murder of Isaiah Hammett During a “No-Knock Raid”
June 7, 2022 (St. Louis, Mo.) On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, outside St. Louis City Hall at noon, the Fatal State Violence (FSV) Response Program and the Coalition Against...
read moreMEDIA ADVISORY: Family Members and Advocates with the Fatal State Violence Response Program Commemorate Isaiah Hammett, a 21-year-old Latinx Man Killed by St. Louis Police in a “No Knock Raid” Five Years Ago
June 7, 2022 What: Commemorative Angelversary event marking five years since the Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) unit of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) executed a “no-knock”...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Federal Judge Certifies Damages Classes Against St. Louis City in Lawsuit Alleging Inhumane Conditions at the ‘Workhouse’ Jail
May 26, 2022 (St. Louis, Mo.) — On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, a federal judge granted a motion for class action status in the lawsuit James Cody, et al...
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