Lawsuit: Angela Davis v. Normandy
In 2018, ArchCity Defenders and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP filed a debtors' prison lawsuit against the City of Normandy for their unlawful scheme of holding people on...
read moreCecelia Roberts-Webb, et al. v. City of Maplewood
ACD and co-counsel sued the City of Maplewood for its debtors' prison practices, often jailing individuals for over a week when they missed payments or court dates.
read moreSoundcloud: #STLJailsCrisis – Stories From the Front Lines (4)
Individual detained at the Workhouse speaks on the freezing conditions inside his cell.
read moreSoundcloud: #STLJailsCrisis – Stories From the Front Lines (5)
Wrongfully detained father spends over 20 months in jail while his young son saves up money to make bail.
read moreLawsuit: Thomas Baker et al. v. City of Florissant
ACD and co-counsel filed a class action lawsuit against Florissant for jailing citizens who could not afford their bond, fines, and fees.
read moreLawsuit: Quinton Thomas v. City of Edmundson
In 2018 ArchCity Defenders and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP filed a debtors' prison lawsuit against the City of Edmundson for their unlawful scheme of holding people on...
read moreLawsuit: Qiana Willilams v. City of Arnold
In 2017, ArchCity Defenders sued the City of Arnold for repeatedly jailing our client, Qiana Williams. While jailed, Ms. Williams was denied accommodation for an allergy she suffered.
read moreAdvocacy: Joint Letter to the Missouri Supreme Court
In March 2020, as Covid-19 cases grew, the Missouri State Public Defender, ArchCity Defenders, and many others wrote to the Missouri Supreme Court to reduce jail and prison populations...
read moreLawsuit: Samantha Jenkins et al v. City of Jennings
In 2014 ArchCity Defenders, SLU Law Clinic and EJU filed a lawsuit against the City of Jennings for their unlawful debtor's prison.
read moreKeilee Fant et al v. City of Ferguson
In 2015, ArchCity Defenders, St. Louis University Law Clinic, and Equal Justice Under Law filed a debtors' prison lawsuit against the City of Ferguson for unlawfully holding people on...
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