Statement from the Hands Off Coalition STL
July 2, 2026 This budget season in St. Louis, the stakes were extremely high. The people of St. Louis have navigated the aftermath of political and natural disasters: the...
read moreFor immediate release: ArchCity Defenders to Premiere Documentary on The Workhouse, Marking One Year Since Its Demolition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2026 PRESS ADVISORY: ArchCity Defenders to Premiere Documentary on The Workhouse, Marking One Year Since Its Demolition ST. LOUIS, Mo. – On March 18th,...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Action St. Louis and ArchCity Defenders Celebrate Grand Opening of Northside Movement Center
February 27, 2026 ST. LOUIS, MO — Action St. Louis and ArchCity Defenders welcomed community members, partners, and supporters for the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Northside...
read moreFor immediate release: archcity defenders Issues Statement following the acquittal of Client Janis Mensah
July 24, 2025 Two years ago, Janis Mensah, a leader on the City’s jail oversight board, went to the jail to investigate the reported death of Terrance Smith. Police...
read moreFor Immediate release: Reflecting on a Decade of Reforms Post-Ferguson, ArchCity Defenders Urges Consolidation of St. Louis’ Municipal Courts
July 25, 2024 (St. Louis, MO) – As the ten-year anniversary of Mike Brown’s killing approaches, ArchCity Defenders (ACD) has released a white paper reflecting on reforms and litigation stemming...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Racial Justice Organizations Sound Alarm Over Rising St. Louis County Jail Population and Lack of Transparency from County Prosecutor’s Office with Release of Second “Prosecutor Watch” Report
July 17, 2024 As the ten year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown Jr. draws near, racial justice organizations are sounding the alarm over St. Louis County’s rising...
read moreMedia 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....
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