MEDIA ADVISORY: Hell on Hall Street to Screen at 2026 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
Documentary chronicling the historic grassroots movement to close and demolish St. Louis’s notorious Workhouse screens at Hi-Pointe Theatre, followed by a live panel Q&A. (ST. LOUIS, MO)–On Sunday, July...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Calverton Park Agrees to Change Alleged Illegal Towing Practices, Pay Damages to Class Members in Settlement
April 28, 2026 (ST. LOUIS, MO)–Over two years after filing the class action lawsuit Christina Reise, et al. v. City of Calverton Park, et al., the federal court has preliminarily approved a $465,000 settlement...
read moreFor immediate release: Statement from ArchCity Defenders Regarding the Growing Legal Fight Against the State Takeover of SLMPD
April 10, 2026 St. Louis, MO – Yesterday, Mayor Cara Spencer announced that the City had filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state takeover of SLMPD under...
read moreFor Immediate Release: ArchCity Defenders to Premiere Documentary on The Workhouse, Marking One Year Since Its Demolition
March 17, ST. LOUIS, MO — Tomorrow, on the one-year anniversary of the demolition of the Workhouse, ArchCity Defenders will premiere a new documentary examining the history and impact...
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: More Than 16,000 People are Eligible to Claim Money from Workhouse Jail Settlement
(St. Louis, MO) – After over eight years of litigation in the jail conditions lawsuit, James Cody, et al. v. City of St. Louis, the federal court has issued preliminary approval of a $4 million settlement to be distributed to more than 16,000...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Grand Opening of the Northside Movement Center: Ribbon Cutting and Open House
(St. Louis) WHAT: Grand Opening of the Northside Movement Center: Ribbon Cutting and Open House WHO: Action St. Louis and ArchCity DefendersCommunity members and organizations, Neighborhood businesses, and Supporters...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Advocates Sue Missouri Department of Mental Health for Failing to Treat Pretrial Detainees Living with Mental Illness and Disabilities
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, the MacArthur Justice Center alongside ArchCity Defenders and the ACLU of Missouri filed a class action lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH)...
read moremedia advisory: ST. LOUIS TENANTS DEMAND FULL FUNDING FOR RIGHT TO COUNSEL PROGRAM AMID ONGOING EVICTION CRISIS
(St. Louis) WHAT: St. Louis renters, housing advocates, and tenant organizers will hold a rally and press conference to highlight insufficiencies of the existing Right to Counsel program and...
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