Content Category: jail conditions

Lawsuit: Jerome Jones, Derrick Jones, and Rusan Darnell v. City of St. Louis

ACD and co-counsel filed suit against the City of St. Louis for routinely and excessively macing detainess and cutting off the water supply to people in jail as pusnishment...

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Lawsuit: James Cody et al. v. City of St. Louis

ACD sued the City of St. Louis on behalf of a class represented by 7 plaintiffs who suffered inhumane conditions, inadequate resources, and violence while detained in the City's...

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A Plan to Close the Workhouse: 2020 Report

On January 14, 2020 at a press conference in City Hall, members of the Close the Workhouse campaign shared details of their report outlining a plan to permanently shutter...

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A Plan to Close the Workhouse and Promote a New Vision for St. Louis: 2018 Report

This 2018 CTW report is an indictment of the harms inflicted on people held at the Workhouse, mostly before they've had their day in court. It also paints a...

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#ProSeSTL: View and Print Guide

This provides recommendations for viewing and printing the 2019 #ProSeSTL know your rights guides.

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#ProSeSTL: A Guide to Knowing Your Rights with the Police and Getting Out of Jail (foldable booklet for print)

This is a foldable, printable know your rights guide for people who have been arrested and are held on bond in St. Louis.

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#ProSeSTL: A Guide to Knowing Your Rights with the Police and Getting Out of Jail (single pages)

This is a single-page know your rights guide for people who have been arrested and are held on bond in St. Louis.

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