ACD Staff Members and clients speak on how ACD fights housing inequality in St. Louis.
read moreWhen the pandemic struck, ACD and partner organizations cautioned how marginalized groups were most at risk and urged local officials to take extra action to protect the vulnerable.
read moreACD and the SLU Law Legal Clinic sued the City of St. Louis after they closed the New Life Shelter, the only drop-in homeless shelter in the City, tried...
read moreACD and the SLU Law Clinics filed a TRO against the City to force them to not close a private shelter and prevent the City from funneling unhoused people...
read moreIn May 2020, unhoused St. Louis residents created a tent encampment to weather the pandemic, but the City soon moved to evict them. ACD filed a TRO to try...
read moreIn May 2020, as public health orders urged people to "shelter in place," unhoused residents of the City of St. Louis were left with few options. Unhoused people decided...
read moreCompiled by ACD, this Fatal State Violence (FSV) data lists at least 47 people who died in jail custody in greater St. Louis, MO between 2009-2019.
read moreThis groundbreaking report offers an introduction to the issue of Fatal State Violence (FSV) in St. Louis, Missouri. It provides an overview of killings by police and in custody...
read moreThis 2015 report by ACD shows general trends in court practices and police conduct across St. Louis County municipalities and offers a series of potential reforms.
read moreThis 2014 ACD report highlighted racial disparities in traffic stops, excessive revenue generation, and excessive warrants and arrests. It confirms the lived experiences of poor and Black people in...
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