Under the Arch: Season 5
ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis present the premiere collaborative podcast, “Under The Arch.” Your hosts Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, and Kayla Reed, Director of Action...
read moreProsecutor Watch: Assessing the Practices of the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
In August 2022, the Table began reviewing Wesley Bell’s tenure as prosecutor. This report highlights the lengthy process we undertook to gather this information, and the results.
read moreProsector Watch: An Introduction
Prosecutors have immense power within the criminal legal system and toooften they wield power by creating long-lasting harm in the lives of people,disproportionately for those who are Black and...
read morePro Se STL: Guide to Expunging Your Criminal Record in Missouri
ArchCity Defenders’ initiatives to expunge records stems from our acknowledgement that, in many cases, criminal records are the result of an overwhelmingly punitive and anti-Black legal system that makes...
read morePro Se STL: A Guide for Renters Finding and Moving into Housing in Missouri
This Guide is part of ACD’s #ProSeSTL series. We created this guide to help you know your rights as a Missouri renter before and after you sign a lease.
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 7: Fighting for Trans Right and Dignity
Our hosts speak with Shira Berkowitz, PROMO’s Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy. Shira leads statewide strategy for LGBTQ+ public policy, organizing, and advocacy, and is a founder...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 6: Negotiating Conflict
Our hosts speak with Conflict Workers and Harvard Educators Whitney Benns and Sam Straus, who bring their expertise to shed light on fugitive negotiation and generative conflict, and the...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 5: Failing on Jail Oversight
Our hosts speak with Janis Mensah, Chair of the DFOB, about the experiences that led them to the work, the challenges the board faces, and what the DFOB can...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 4: Let’s Talk Reparations
In this episode, Dr. William Ross joins our co-hosts in a timely conversation about reparations in St. Louis. In March 2023, the City of St. Louis announced the formation...
read moreUnder the Arch S4 Ep. 3: Defending Direct Democracy
In this episode, our hosts speak with Political Director of Missouri Jobs with Justice, Richard von Glahn, and Deputy Director Ashli Bolden. We talk about the initiative petition process,...
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