August 2026
Hoodline
Dutchtown Mother Says Officer Fired 29 Times At Daughter With No Warning
STL Today
Missouri legalized marijuana. Old municipal cases still haunt thousands
STL Public Radio
St. Louis advocate praises expansion of voting rights for formerly incarcerated people
July 2026
St. Louis Public Radio
Man dies in custody at St. Louis County jail after he was found unresponsive
City Journal
A Decade After Michael Brown, Activists Still Rule Ferguson
Yahoo! News
ArchCity Defenders Documentary at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
Courthouse News Service
Eighth Circuit denies qualified immunity to some St. Louis jailers
Iowa Public Radio
Camping bans force unhoused Iowans to face removal or move farther from resources
June 2026
Missouri Independent
Missouri promised automatic marijuana expungements. Some records may remain uncleared
The Marshall Project
Hundreds of Calls for Help: What 911 Logs Reveal About the Local Jail
St. Louis Public Radio
Judge rules minimum funding for St. Louis police does not violate state constitution
May 2026
FOX2
St. Louis drops 60 citations after condemned apartment raid
FOX2
Lawsuit over control of St. Louis Police Department heard in Cole County
STL Public Radio
First trial in lawsuits challenging state control of St. Louis police underway in Jefferson City
KSDK
Cole County judge weighing future of St. Louis police control after closing arguments in multiple lawsuits
Sophisticated Living St. Louis
Defenders of the Dispossessed
April 2026
St. Louis American
New program puts city prosecutor’s office on display
KSDK
St. Louis police raid condemned apartments: 13 arrested, more than 60 people forced to leave
St. Louis Post-dispatch
Messenger: Judge to St. Louis police board: Answer questions, hand over records
St. Louis Magazine
Litigation means higher rates for Police Board lawyer, contract shows
March 2026
St. Louis American
Northside Movement Center Opens Doors As Love Letter to St. Louis
St. Louis American
Film explores history, closure of the St. Louis Workhouse
St. Louis Magazine
Police Board attorney embodies municipal court conflicts targeted for reform
KCUR-NPR
Missouri could restore voting rights to people on parole or probation: ‘Let your voice be heard’
Atlanta Black Star
‘Falsified Information’: Trump-Appointed Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over No-Knock Raid That Killed Beloved Army Vet — Even With No Bodycam Footage to Back the Cops’ Story
FEBRUARY 2026
KSDK
Judge grants preliminary approval to $4M settlement over Workhouse conditions
St. Louis Business Journal
Thousands ruled eligible for settlement from inhumane conditions at City Workhouse
FOX2
Thousands can claim money from St. Louis Workhouse jail settlement – Here’s how
St. Louis Public Radio
Northside Movement Center opens its doors as a ‘love letter’ to north St. Louis
KSDK
New north St. Louis resource hub offers hope amid disinvestment and tornado recovery
JANUARY 2026
St. Louis American
SLDC award to fund projects in low income neighborhoods
DECEMBER 2025
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis to Provide $10M to help tornado-affected residents get shelter during winter
Missouri Independent
‘Warehoused in jails’: State accused of denying mental health services to incarcerated Missourians
NOVEMBER 2025
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis wanted to help people facing evictions. Advocates say the city underfunded its own program
St. Louis Public Radio
Attorneys say St. Louis program aiming to give people facing evictions free legal aid is in crisis
St. Louis Magazine
Tenant organizers call on city to fully fund Right to Counsel program
October 2025
St. Louis Public Radio
Social justice groups building permanent home in North St. Louis
St. Louis Magazine
Powerhouse nonprofits prepare to cohabitate in New Northside Movement Center
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis immigrant groups want people to start preparing for a potential influx of federal agents
September 2025
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Resident Sues WashU and Eureka Police For Use of ‘wanteds’ After 2024 Protest
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Evicted without a notice or hearing? Missouri law makes it possible
August 2025
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Former St. Louis jail board member files suit over arrest at City Justice Center
St. Louis Public Radio
Janis Mensah sues St. Louis, ex-jail warden for excessive force, civil rights violation
Voices from the Battlefield, podcast/radio show hosted by Jamala Rogers
Episode ft. Blake and Kayla
July 2025
St. Louis Public Radio
Advocates call on Ameren to do more for customers in St. Louis tornado’s path
St. Louis Magazine
Jail oversight board member wins acquittal in low-stakes, high-profile trial
St. Louis Business Journal
Both challenges to state takeover of St. Louis police going to trial in November
Post-Dispatch: Messenger
Does St. Louis want citizen oversight of its jail, police? The jury is out.
KSDK
St. Louis jury sets Janis Mensah free in trespassing trial verdict
St. Louis Public Radio
Hundreds sign former St. Louis jail board member’s open letter to mayor to drop charges
St. Louis Public Radio
Former St. Louis jail oversight board member found not guilty of municipal charges
Mound City Messenger
New City Policy Punishing Parents is Misguided
June 2025
Missouri Independent
Civil rights law firm sues to block Missouri from taking over St. Louis police
St. Louis Public Radio
ArchCity Defenders launches legal challenge to state takeover of St. Louis police
KSDK
Missouri’s takeover of St. Louis’ police force facing pushback from legal group
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis activists sue to stop police takeover by state
St. Louis Business Journal
ArchCity Defenders files second active legal challenge to state control of St. Louis police
KMOV
Lawsuit aims to stop state takeover of SLMPD
Spectrum News
New lawsuit targets state law on SLMPD control
KCUR
Nonprofit sues Missouri to stop state takeover of St. Louis Police: ‘Punishing a Black city’
May 2025
Yahoo News
St. Louis agrees to pay $4M to settle lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions at now-closed jail
AP
St. Louis agrees to pay $4M to settle lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions at now-closed jail
Filter Magazine
City, attorneys reach $4 million settlement over former workhouse conditions
KMOV
City of St. Louis agrees to $4 million settlement over conditions at workhouse
April 2025
Atlanta Black Star
‘Had Bruises Down My Leg’: Disabled Black Woman Complains About Walgreens Employee Spitting Sunflower Seeds at Register and Ends Up Dragged Across the Floor and Arrested
St. Louis American
Local activist files civil lawsuit against SLMPD
MSN
St. Louis woman filed lawsuit against SLMPD, others after she says she was ‘thrown on the floor’ and ‘taken on a rough ride’
KSDK
St. Louis cancer survivor sues officers for excessive force, exacerbating painful effects from chemotherapy
KMOV
St. Louis woman filed lawsuit against SLMPD, others after she says she was ‘thrown on the floor’ and ‘taken on a rough ride’
New York Times
St. Louis Judges Increasingly Embrace Ankle Monitors Amid Calls for Bail Reform
March 2025
MSN
Workhouse demolition underway nearly four years after closure
KSDK
Former detainee-turned-advocate reflects as St. Louis Workhouse demolition begins
St. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis begins demolition of workhouse
St. Louis Public Radio
Demolition of the Workhouse begins in north St. Louis after yearslong campaign to close it
KMOV
St. Louis spent over $6M repairing its shuttered jail. Now, it’s tearing it down.
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis starts demolishing the Workhouse. ‘Not fit for human beings,’ mayor says.
Nine PBS
Donnybrook Workhouse Demolished, City Population Decline, STL County and APA Split | Donnybrook: March 20, 2025
February 2025
Missouri Lawyers Media
Debt Litigation Reforms St. Louis Municipal Courts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: A Bad Prosecution Haunts St. Louis as it Tries to Fix its Broken Jail
January 2025
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis files jail reports each month. Injuries from riots, attacks, stabbings aren’t in them
Missouri Independent
Missourians waiting in jail for court-ordered mental health care reaches all-time high
December 2024
KMOX
What Does St. Louis Need in 2025? (Interview ft. Blake Strode)
KSDK
Her cars were towed from her driveway; now she owes $7,000 and counting
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis jail reform advocates skeptical of progress with consultant hire, corrections chief return
Marshall Project
‘Sleep Don’t Come’: The Dangerous Problem of Sleep Deprivation Behind Bars
Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Treating mental illness becomes an afterthought in Missouri
Post-Dispatch
Prosecutors earn thousands in St. Louis County, and thousands more in muni court side jobs
November 2024
FOX2
Protesters call for action on conditions at St. Louis jail
KMOV
Rally inside St. Louis City Hall calls for action at CJC
KSDK
Protesters demand answers after 18 deaths at St. Louis jail in 4 years; latest death shrouded in mystery
MSN/KMOX
Protests breaks out at St. Louis City Hall, calling for action at City Justice Center
Spectrum News
Activists protest city jail conditions while authorities city improvement
Post-Dispatch
Dozens protest deaths at St. Louis jail. Some say it needs to close.
St. Louis Public Radio
Protesters seek changes at St. Louis city jail as public safety touts improvements
St. Louis Public Radio
18 detainees have died at the St. Louis city jail since 2020 — more than previously reported
St. Louis Public Radio
Jail deaths in St. Louis 3 times higher than in St. Louis County since 2020
September 2024
KMOV
Petition urges Mayor Jones to adopt community recommendations for Workhouse site
Gateway Journalism Review
Missouri is home of police decertification. It also keeps data showing wandering officers a secret
Gateway Journalism Review
News Analysis: The arc of the moral universe veers away from justice 10 years after Ferguson
August 2024
KDSK
Ferguson a catalyst for change in municipal court systems
KDSK
Remembering Ferguson in a new special, ‘Race: Listen. Learn. Live. – Voices of Ferguson’
Gateway Journalism Review
Summer 2024 Edition
St. Louis Public Radio
The Ferguson sledgehammer: Breaking systems and building new ones out of the Uprising (We Live Here podcast episode)
Oregon Public Broadcasting
10 years after Michael Brown’s death, NPR went to Ferguson to ask what’s changed
Illinois Public Media
10 Years Later: Looking back at Ferguson and a conversation on racial justice and police accountability
Associated Press
Michael Brown’s death 10 years ago sparked change in Ferguson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hundreds march to remember Michael Brown – Hundreds march from Normandy High to Canfield Green to remember Michael Brown
NPR
10 years after Michael Brown’s death, we went to Ferguson to ask: What’s changed?
Inquest
The World Ferguson Made
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Calverton Park dissolves its police department. It’s a step in right direction
Rolling Stone
Wesley Bell Ran Against the Death Penalty, But Activists Say He Failed Them
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June 2024
St. Louis Public Radio
ArchCity Defenders offers guides to help St. Louisans with expungement and housing
Fox 2
ArchCity Defenders joins the show
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Legal fight over police ID numbers in Missouri is really about accountability
KMOV
List of Juneteenth celebrations in the St. Louis area on Wednesday
Fox 2
St. Louis Corrections ‘purposefully’ disregarded Sunshine Law
Spectrum News
‘We the Tenants’ Rally in front of St. Louis City Hall
KSDK
St. Louis corrections slow-walked records requests from ArchCity Defenders, judge rules
May 2024
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Francois County lost jail records, a ‘serious problem.’
Prism
10 years post-Ferguson, advocates seek prosecutor accountability
St. Louis Public Radio
Housing advocates ask St. Louis city officials to relocate Fountains at Carondelet tenants
Bolts Magazine
How Do You Repurpose a Closed Jail? Competing Visions Clash in St. Louis
Missouri Independent
How do you repurpose a closed jail? Competing visions clash in St. Louis
April 2024
ACLU
St. Louis Board of Alders Passes Community Control Over Police Surveillance Bill
NPR
How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election
NPR
Four ‘American Indicators’ share their view of the U.S. economy — and their politics
St. Louis American
Voter rights education a focus of ‘Freedom Summer’
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Former ‘loose cannon’ Pine Lawn cop files another lawsuit after serving prison time
Riverfront Times
Federal Judge Allows Suit Against Use of Mace in St. Louis Jail to Proceed
Riverfront Times
Paralyzed Jail Detainee Was Left for Days in His Own Feces, Lawyer Says
Riverfront Times
Activists Slam Jones’ Plan to Put Tiny Homes at the Workhouse Site
March 2024
Student Life Newspaper
Three students named Truman Scholarship finalists
KMOV
Board of Alderman meeting to discuss future of The Workhouse cut short
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Katie’s Pizza Will Donate to the Alzheimer’s Association, ArchCity Defenders, and Shriners Children’s St. Louis
KMOV
Mayor Jones pitches former Workhouse as site for helping city’s unsheltered
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis mayor says former workhouse site could be used for tiny homes
Fox 2 News
Man questions arrest after car towed in north St. Louis County
St. Louis Public Radio
Racial justice coalition wants to hold prosecutors accountable with new report
Filter Magazine
St. Louis Weighs What to Do With the Shuttered “Workhouse” Jail
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Despite St. Louis mayor’s opposition, progressive groups backing police oversight bill
February 2024
The New York Times
Ferguson, Mo., Agrees to Pay $4.5 Million to Settle ‘Debtors’ Prison’ Suit
St. Louis Public Radio
Report suggests using the former St. Louis Workhouse jail as an industrial site
St. Louis Public Radio
People jailed in Ferguson could receive money from a $4.5 million class-action suit
Associated Press
Ferguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ferguson to pay $4.5 million to settle ‘debtors prison’ suit, filed after protests, unrest
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: St. Louis ties itself in knots trying to avoid real jail oversight
Riverfront Times
Pointed Questions About City Justice Center Garner Few Answers
St. Louis Public Radio
Violence hits the heart of St. Louis residents — some say police aren’t doing enough
Mother Jones
Can Cori Bush Hold On?
January 2024
San Diego Union-Tribune
Trash, other problems piling up again at South City apartment complex
Washington Post
‘Debtor’s prison’ lawsuit filed against St. Louis suburb resolved with $2.9 million settlement
Associated Press
‘Debtor’s prison’ lawsuit filed against St. Louis suburb resolved with $2.9 million settlement
KMOV
Florissant will pay $2.9 million to settle ‘debtor’s prison’ lawsuit
December 2023
Ladue News
Local podcast sheds light on critical issues facing St. Louis
Fox 2 News
Man makes dash for it as city tries towing car with expired tags
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis County Police issued thousands of ‘wanteds’ since 2017
Financial Times
Practice of law: best examples in legal work
November 2023
Story Corps
Angelo Vidal interviews Jamitra Fulleord
St. Louis Public Radio
Innocent St. Louis man flagged as ‘wanted’ sues Chesterfield police
KAKE
City mulling new position that provides legal counsel for some misdemeanor traffic offenses
KMOV
‘Maplewood is a trailblazer’: City mulling new position that provides legal counsel for some misdemeanor traffic offenses
Hollywood Unlocked
Three Men Break Into An Abandoned Jail And Accidentally Locks Themselves In A Cell
The Daily Caller
3 Men Break Into Abandoned Jail, Accidentally Lock Themselves In Cell
Riverfront Times
Missouri Landlords Who Were Paid to Keep People Housed Are Now Evicting Them
St. Louis Record
Calverton Park residents allege illegal towing scheme by city
October 2023
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis’ mayor has frustrated some of her core supporters. Does it matter?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Residents sue north St. Louis County municipality after cars were towed from driveways
Fox 2 News
Calverton Park faces lawsuit on towed cars and temp tags
KSDK
Lawsuit claims Calverton Park car towing policy violates constitutional rights
Fox 2 News
Calverton Park faces lawsuit after FOX 2’s extensive reports on towed cars and temp tags
KMOV
St. Ann agrees to $3.125 million settlement over excessive fees and fines
St. Louis American
Over 35,000 people could claim part of over 3 million St. Ann settlement
St. Louis Public Radio
Thousands who were jailed in St. Ann are eligible for compensation from settlement
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Ann settles for $3 million in ‘debtors prison’ case. Thousands could cash in
Missouri Lawyers Media
$3.125M ‘debtors’ prison’ settlement gets preliminary OK
KSDK
‘This is a crisis’: Homeless encampment on St. Louis City Hall lawn dwindles, tents dismantled Tuesday
September 2023
KCUR
Missouri Supreme Court weighs if a law banning sleeping on public land is constitutional
Missouri Lawyers Media
Missouri Lawyers Media announces our 2023 In-House Counsel awardees
St. Louis American
St. Louis Reparations begin with the Workhouse
Springfield Daily Citizen
Gathering Tree’s suit challenging ban on camping on state land to be heard by Missouri Supreme Court next week
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Community concerns escalate about conditions at St. Louis jail
KMOV
Mold, roaches and plumbing issues; Residents at South City apartment complex say conditions are tough to live in
St. Louis American
Midwest BankCentre hires Stephanie Grise as executive VP
The Harvard Law Record
Community Gathers for Systemic Justice Project’s First Teach-In of the Year
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Judge sets trial date in St. Louis jail abuse suit
Riverfront Times
Cori Bush Visits St. Louis Jail, Says She’s Gathering Info
Riverfront Times
Jail Oversight Board Member Arrested After Asking About Detainee Death
August 2023
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Charles mayor invites residents to share photos of expired temp tags: ‘People are angry’
Riverfront Times
St. Louis City Justice Center Conditions Worsen After Hostage Ordeal
Riverfront Times
How St. Louis City Justice Center Hostage Situation Began — and Ended
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis asks residents what city should do with the empty Workhouse site
KSDK
Ideas for future of former St. Louis jail known as ‘The Workhouse’ site narrowed
St. Louis Post Dispatch
A north St. Louis County municipality fines like no other. Some residents say ‘leave me alone.’
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Lawsuit: Evidence points to excessive use of pepper spray to subdue St. Louis inmates
Riverfront Times
Corrections Officer Charged in Beating Previously Led Training on Mace
July 2023
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sales taxes at the DMV may become a thing of the past. What will it mean for Missouri drivers with expired tags?
Riverfront Times:
VIDEO: St. Louis Corrections Officers Mace Confined Detainees
Riverfront Times
St. Louis Writer Eileen G’Sell Wins $50K Art Prize
KSDK
Class action lawsuit alleges mistreatment of detainees at City Justice Center
June 2023
Fox 2 News
Expired tags ‘nightmare’: Woman gets car back as neighbor’s truck gets towed away
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis’ mayor promised to reimagine policing and public safety. Has she delivered?
St. Louis American
St. John United Church of Christ’s Juneteenth block party pulls together neighborhood
St. Louis American
Fund food for children, not the police
Missouri Independent
Juneteenth events grow statewide, as advocates celebrate progress on reparations
KMOV
Rally for St. Louis renters’ rights gathers at City Hall
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis jail oversight leader calls for jail commissioner’s resignation
May 2023
Riverfront Times
What Should the Workhouse Become? St. Louis Wants Your Ideas
KSDK
St. Louis County Council to debate proposal to push panhandlers off roads
St. Louis Public Radio
Inside Maplewood’s $3.25 million debtors’ prison settlement
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: The feds tell judges to stop trampling on the civil rights of poor people
April 2023
The Washington Post
St. Louis suburb settles ‘debtors’ prison” lawsuit
The Boston Globe
Missouri city to pay $3.25 million to settle ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
The New York Times
Missouri City to Pay $3.25 Million to Settle ‘Debtors’ Prison’ Lawsuit
The Source
Thurtene is back with rides, games and performers
ABC News
St. Louis suburb settles ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
Missouri Lawyers Media
Judge OKs ‘debtor prison’ settlement with Maplewood
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Maplewood settles debtor’s prison suit for $3.25 million. ‘We got treated bad.’
Riverfront Times
Maplewood to Pay $3.25M to Settle Suit Alleging ‘Debtors’ Prison’
Riverfront Times
How St. Louis Debtors’ Prisons Exploit People Like Me
KSDK
St. Louis Reparations Commission holds 1st meeting to listen to community
March 2023
Missiouri Independent
The ‘wanteds’ system must end
Riverfront Times
Opinion: What Does It Mean to Be a Progressive in St. Louis Today?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mother slams St. Ann jail after death of daughter incarcerated for traffic tickets
February 2023
The Riverfront Times
Bade Ali Jabir Fled Sudan for St. Louis — Only to Be Killed by Police
The St. Louis American
Bound by Blood exhibition at Luminary closes Saturday
St. Louis Magazine
“Bound by Blood” captures stories of state violence through those left behind
January 2023
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Legal filing accuses St. Louis of destroying evidence in jail use-of-force cases
December 2022
KSDK
City of St. Louis addresses systemic injustice with new Reparations Commission
The St. Louis American
Mayor Jones’ executive order establishes Reparations Commission
St. Louis Public Radio
Expungement programs help many St. Louisans seal certain marijuana records
ProPublica
St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods. Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back.
November 2022
Reuters
Seven years after Ferguson investigation, Missouri police still resist reforms
St. Louis Public Radio
Federal ruling takes on STL County police use of ‘wanteds’ system instead of warrants
October 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Campaign seeks end to court fees that land many Americans in debtors’ prison
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
7 years after Ferguson DOJ report, lawsuit dismissed for man who claimed wrongful arrest
The St. Louis American
Reparations ‘Teach In’ set for Saturday, Oct. 15
Missouri Independent
St. Louis advocates optimistic the city’s reparations effort will advance
St. Louis Public Radio
Deadline is Thursday to join class-action settlement for Edmundson arrests or fines
The Riverfront Times
St. Louis Mayor Vows to Create Reparations Commission
The Kansas City Star
Mother sues Missouri prison system, says officials keeping info about son’s death secret
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lawsuit: Prison stonewalling St. Louis mother’s quest for info on son’s drug death
The Riverfront Times
Missouri Corrections’ Stonewalling Leaves Families in the Dark, Suit Says
September 2022
The Missourian
Six detainee deaths in St. Louis prompt investigation demand
The Southeast Missourian
Six detainee deaths at St. Louis jail prompt groups to demand investigation
The Riverfront Times
‘Deplorable’ St. Louis City Jail Conditions Lead to 6 Deaths in 5 Months
KSDK:
Protestors call for transparency, better conditions at St. Louis City Justice Center
KSDK
‘We want some justice’: Legal advocates say 6 people have died at downtown St. Louis jail since April
The Independent
Six detainee deaths in St. Louis prompt investigation demand
August 2022
St. Louis Jewish Light
Jewish Community mobilizes to help organizations after record flooding
Harvard Gazette
Powerful Summers in St. Louis
Grid News
The claims of abuses against prisoners in a St. Louis jail are horrific. They’re also not unique.
St. Louis Public Radio
Grieving St. louis families respond to police-involved shooting scenes, push for change
Missouri Independent
Grieving St. Louis families respond to police-involved shooting scenes, push for change
St. Louis American
Deadline nears for plaintiffs in Normandy lawsuit settlement
KSDK
New oversight plan means closer scrutiny of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
July 2022
The Crime Report
The ‘Hidden Taxes’ of the Justice System
Brennan Center for Justice
Revenue Over Public Safety
Top Class Actions
Edmundson, Missouri, Wrongful Incarceration $386K Class Action Settlement
The Riverfront Times
Spring Church Art Installation Brings Healing, Collaboration to St. Louis
June 2022
Fox2Now
Executive director of ArchCity Defenders Talks Juneteenth Celebrations
St. Louis Public Radio
As Juneteenth Nears, St. Louis Organizations Call For Reparations
News Tribune
St. Louis Organizations Call for Reparations as Juneteenth Nears
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Reparations Commission Needed in St. Louis, Social Justice Groups Urge
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Family Seeks Justice on Anniversary of St. Louis Man’s Death During a No-Knock Raid
St. Louis Public Radio
Mayor Jones Signs Order Banning No-Knock Warrants in St. Louis
May 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Pandemic highlights disparities in technology in schools; report suggest fixes
KCUR
Missouri Bill Banning Unauthorized Camping Raises Concerns about Criminalizing Homelessness
KSDK
‘Hell in a Cell:’ Inmate’s Partner Shares What’s Better, What’s Not at St. Louis Jails One Year After Riots, assaults
St. Louis American
Grieving families seeks ban on ‘no-knock raids,’ police chases
Riverfront Times
Families of People Killed by Law Enforcement Demand Police Reforms
Fox2Now
Families of those shot by police rally in downtown St. Louis, speak out for 1st time
April 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: The St. Louis police carjacking that wasn’t is latest example of ‘copaganda’
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: 100-year rental ban for felons causes St. Louis social justice advocate to speak up
Washington Post
No-knock raids have led to fatal encounters and small drug seizures
Riverfront Times
If You Went to Jail in Normandy, the City May Owe You Money
St. Louis American
More of the same on cops and cages
March 2022
KSDK
23,000 people could be affected by Normandy ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Settlement reached in ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit against Normandy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ferguson to settle ‘improper’ court fees lawsuit for $1.7 million
In These Times
St. Louis’s Movement-Backed Mayor Promised to Close an Infamous Jail. What’s the Hold Up?
St. Louis American
Op-Ed: More of the same on cops and cages
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis jail inmates file class action lawsuit alleging guards torture them with mace
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Attorneys file for class action status alleging ‘violent and systemic’ abuse at CJC
Riverfront Times
Lawyers Representing Inmates Slam City Attorneys
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: A lesson for St. Louis alderman — respect is a two-way street
NewsBreak
Ferguson agrees to $1.7 million payout for charging blacks extra court fees
February 2022
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis justice organizations hope town hall on housing leads to tenant-led movement
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Seven years later, Ferguson victims still waiting on their day in court
St. Louis American
Tenants talk tactics: Advocacy group encourages collective action for beleaguered tenants
January 2022
Minnesota Review
Reclaiming MLK Day | Opinion
December 2021
The Daily Beast
Why Does America Keep Jailing People Because They’re Poor? (Messenger column)
Riverfront Times
New St. Louis Jails Leader Touts Reforms; Critics Still Waiting
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Federal judge rejects class action certification in St. Louis workhouse lawsuit
Pulitzer Center
Legal Roadblocks to Police Accountability
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis judges are denying defendants bonds more under state rules limiting cash bail
Brookings Institution
Three lessons for boosting postsecondary education and wages in Black-majority cities
Courthouse News Services
St. Louis cops argue for immunity over journalist’s arrest at protest
November 2021
St. Louis American
The status of bail, courts, and cages in St. Louis
October 2021
New York Times
With Cases Piling Up, an Eviction Crisis Unfolds Step by Step
St. Louis American
COVID-19 & Missouri Prisons
St. Louis American
Fatal State Violence Response Program seeks volunteers
Associated Press
Lawsuit: Suburban St. Louis police officers beat Black man
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lawsuit accuses Maryland Heights police of beating, illegal search
AlterNet/ Daily Kos
A Black Lives Matter protester was billed $57,000 for the legal defense of cop who wrongfully arrested her
Missouri Independent
St. Louis asks appeals court to force protestor to pay attorney fees for suing police
September 2021
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: St. Louis seeks attorney fees from protester who won jury award in police brutality case
St. Louis American
ACLU of Missouri sues city over CJC records
Pulitzer Center
Post-Ferguson Police Reform Stalls Among Racial Divisions
KMOV
Lawsuit alleges St. Louis violating Missouri Sunshine Law
KTVO
Lawsuit alleges St. Louis violating Missouri Sunshine Law
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Social justice groups criticize Jones’ plan to boost downtown St. Louis police presence
Brennan Center for Justice
A Holistic Approach to Legal Advocacy (by Blake Strode)
August 2021
St. Louis Public Radio
Many In The St. Louis Region Could Lose Their Homes As Eviction Moratoriums End
St. Louis American
Eviction moratorium extended, advocates hope to speed aid process
ABC News
With evictions resuming, tenants scramble for assistance
St. Louis American
Noose found at Benton Park residence: ‘We have to make racists afraid’
Ladue News
St. Louis Area Chefs, Foodies Contribute to Fight for Racial Justice With Community Bake Sales
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Qualifications of local health directors under scrutiny as politics overtakes pandemic debate
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Opens Rental Aid Clinics To Get Faster Help To People Who Face Eviction
NPR (All Things Considered)
Missouri Housing Lawyer Reacts To New Eviction Moratorium
Missouri Independent
St. Louis judge halts city evictions until Oct. 3, following CDC’s order
KAWC
Missouri Housing Lawyer Reacts To New Eviction Moratorium
St. Louis American
Housing advocates scramble as eviction moratorium ends
West Kentucky Star
Evictions Expected to Spike as Moratorium Ends
July 2021
KSDK
Your Money: Unemployed Missourians want legal help to reinstate federal unemployment
St. Louis American
City ordered 6 years’ worth of pepper spray amid jail uprisings
St. Louis American
Bush introduces “unhoused Bill of Rights”
Riverfront Times
Missouri Rep Cori Bush Unveils Plan To End ‘Unhoused Crisis’ By 2025
Columbia Missourian
Is Missouri rent relief enough to halt evictions?
Ebony
The Family of Don Clark Sr. Are Suing the St. Louis Police Over 2017 Killing
USA Today
St. Louis police sued over Don Clark Sr. death, no-knock warrant
Yahoo News
St. Louis police accused of killing grandfather in his sleep during raid
Missouri Independent
St. Louis family sues police after 63-year-old disabled father is killed in ‘no-knock’ raid
St. Louis American
Family suing City over officers killing a Black grandfather in a ‘no knock’ SWAT raid
Yahoo Life
Family Files Lawsuit Against St. Louis and Its Police Over Shooting Death of Black Army Veteran During No-Knock Warrant Execution
Black Enterprise
A Family Is Suing St. Louis Police For Killing Of A Grandfather While Serving No-Knock Warrant
WSPD
Lawsuit: Officers killed innocent man in ‘no knock’ raid
VICE
Black Grandfather Shot by Cops in His Own Home During No-Knock Raid
Riverfront Times
Family of Man Killed by St. Louis Police Claims Detective Lied on Search Warrant
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
‘My family was robbed’: Federal suit says St. Louis police killed man using flawed ‘no-knock’ warrant
June 2021
KHQA
Lawsuit: Officers killed innocent man after shooting him 9 times in ‘no knock’ raid
KMOV
Lawsuit: St. Louis officers killed innocent man in ‘no knock’ raid
Fox2News
St. Louis Police officers sued for 2017 killing while serving ‘no knock’ warrant
Associated Press
Lawsuit: Officers killed innocent man in ‘no knock’ raid
News One
White Police Union Lawyer’s Twitter Tirade Exposes Black Organizers
GovTech
St. Louis, Mo., Continues Debating Surveillance Oversight
The Gilmer Mirror
The Gilmer Mirror – Victory Court Rejects Jail s Postcard Only Rule As Unlawful Infringement of Prisoners First Amendment Rights
Riverfront Times
15 Juneteenth Events to Attend this Weekend
St. Louis American
City faces lawsuit alleging brutal treatment at CJC
KMOV
Justice for Isaiah: Protest planned for the 4th anniversary of South City man killed during SWAT raid | St. Louis News Headlines | kmov.com
Gov Info
19-2096 – Human Rights Defense Center v. Baxter County Arkansas – Content Details – USCOURTS-ca8-19-02096
STL Magazine
Four ways to celebrate Juneteenth in 2021
May 2021
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lawsuit alleges abuse of detainees by corrections officers at St. Louis jail
Newsweek
‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush Calls America ‘Racist AF’ After She Backs Defunding St. Louis Police
NPR
American Indicators Trace The Arc Of The Pandemic Recovery : Consider This from NPR : NPR
MSNBC
Lessons on warrant reform from Ferguson.
KMOV
Questions arise over attendees of tour of STL jailhouses
St. Louis American
Combating COVID crisis in St. Louis jails
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Mayor Jones hires longtime union leader as city director of operations
MSNBC
Transcript: Lessons on warrant reform from Ferguson
News Tribune
Advocates fear homeless crisis looming on horizon
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Putting Equitable Implementation Science Into Research and Practice
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Equity Is Fundamental to Implementation Science
Stanford Social Innovation Review
How ArchCity Defenders and the Amplify Fund Partnered to Close the St. Louis Workhouse
KMAland
Legal-Aid Groups: Know Your Rights When Facing Eviction
New York TImes
Opinion | How the George Floyd and BLM Protests Became Political Power
RFT
St. Louis Jail Guards Locked Detainees in Mace-Filled Rooms to ‘Marinate,’ Suit Say
St. Louis Public Radio
A Year After George Floyd’s Murder, St. Louisans Say There Is Much More Work To Be Done
St. Louis Public Radio
Federal Lawsuit Alleges St. Louis Jail Correctional Officers Abused Detainees
St. Louis American
Battling the evils of unjust evictions
April 2021
St. Louis Public Radio
Activist Kayla Reed Describes Witnessing ‘Inhumane Conditions’ At St. Louis Jails
The Nation
At the St. Louis City Jail, Inmates Have Been Pushed to the Brink
St. Louis American
Comptroller to recommend reallocating police funds in city’s 2022 budget
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis progressive groups campaign to ‘defund’ St. Louis police in next city budget
City of St. Louis
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Announces Stimulus Advisory Board
Post-Dispatch
At Mayor Jones’ request, proposed St. Louis budget calls for workhouse funding to end July 1
St. Louis Public Radio
As Tishaura Jones Makes History, She Promises Change For St. Louis
FOX2Now
St. Louis City’s $1.15 billion budget hearing today could defund ‘The Workhouse’
KMOV
Jones proposes Workhouse closure in first budget meeting
Post-Dispatch
Options for relocating St. Louis workhouse inmates include county jail, local officials say
Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Jail superintendent’s email offers insight into root causes of St. Louis uprisings
Post-Dispatch
Progressives see power grow after St. Louis election results, but can they stay united?
St. Louis American
Mayor-elect Jones announces transition team, public input website
NOWTHIS
Crisis in STL Jails
Riverfront Times
St. Louis Inmates Revolt – Again – at City Justice Center Jail
The Trace/ Riverfront Times
St. Louis Police Investigate Officers’ Shootings — and Never Reveal Results to Oversight Board
St. Louis Public Radio
‘Now Was The Appropriate Time’: St. Louis County’s Presiding Judge On Restarting Evictions, Jury Trials
KMOV
Tishaura Jones launches website for residents’ input on half billion dollars coming to St. Louis City | St. Louis News Headlines | kmov.com
Post Dispatch
Jones meets with Krewson as transition to new St. Louis city administration begins | Politics | stltoday.com
St. Louis American
Gardner partners with Vera Institute to reduce racial disparities in legal system | Business News | stlamerican.com
St. Louis American
The Status Quo Failures of the STL 2030 Jobs Plan | Guest Columnists | stlamerican.com
WUSTL
Ethic of Service Awards honor those who’ve made a difference
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Activists Hopeful, But Bracing For Verdict In Derek Chauvin’s Trial
St. Louis Magazine
How to watch St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones’ inauguration
St. Louis American
Jones announces members of Stimulus Advisory Board
Student Life
WU faculty, activists hopeful for change after Tishaura Jones inaugurated St. Louis mayor
March 2021
Reuters
Tech issues hobble U.S. tenants fighting eviction in remote hearings
KMOV
Even with verdicts rendered, investigations continue into Luther Hall beating
KMOV
Former tenants asked to pay rent for condemned Florissant apartment complex
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Moved Homeless People Into Hotels, Putting Some In Danger: ‘We Were An Eyesore To Them’
The Appeal
What The St. Louis Mayoral Candidates Would Do To Close The City’s Notorious Workhouse Jail
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis jail to provide shower for paraplegic inmate who said he’s been denied one for 5 months
St. Louis American
Inmate with paraplegia receives shower after suing city
The Appeal
The St. Louis Mayoral Race Reflects A progressive Shift In Local Politics
Oxygen
‘Everything Around Me Is Crumbling’: Disabled Man Sues St. Louis Jail, Says He Hasn’t Showered In 162 Days
Al Jazeera
Inmate had COVID for weeks, St Louis jail didn’t know: Documents
Insurance Journal
Lawsuit: Paraplegic Inmate Denied Shower for 5 Months in St. Louis Jail
St. Louis Public Radio
Artist Jordan Weber Inspired By Close The Workhouse Campaign In Racial Justice Project
KSDK
‘Who knew what when?’ | St. Louis jail task force leader wants answers on staffing shortage
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis paraplegic inmate has been denied shower for months, suit says
KSDK
Lawsuit says man with disability denied shower for 150 days at St. Louis Justice Center
KMOV
Lawsuit: Paraplegic man denied shower for months at St. Louis City Justice Center
St. Louis American
Conditions at St. Louis jails: Who are you going to believe? (LTE by Matthew Mahaffey, ACD mentioned)
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Judge Extends Eviction Moratorium Through April 5 To Help Families
WUSTL The Source
Sam Fox School, CRE2, Pulitzer Arts Foundation welcome artist-in-residence Jordan Weber
February 2021
Complex
Inmates In St. Louis’ City Justice Center Stage Third Uprising Since December
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
City panel plans public meetings on St. Louis jail conditions
KSDK
Temperature readings dispute ‘frigid conditions’ allegation at St. Louis jail
St. Louis American: Blake Strode
The St. Louis Jail Crisis is About All of Us
Riverfront Times
City Calls St. Louis Jail Complaints ‘False,’ Won’t Let Attorneys in to Inspect
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Judge grants limited ’emergency inspection’ of workhouse air temperatures
KSDK
‘Intended to spread a false narrative’ | St. Louis city attorney says inhumane conditions didn’t lead to jail riot
KSDK
‘It has us on pins and needles’ | St. Louis jail commissioner says locks still not working
KSMU (regional NPR)
With Eviction Moratorium Soon To Expire, Housing Advocates Fear ‘House Of Cards’ Collapse
Maneater (Column)
“This is Genocide.” Inmates at St. Louis jail revolt over barbaric conditions and inhumane treatment
All Things Considered (NPR)
Scenes From A Pandemic Economy: 4 American Indicators
WBUR
How The Pandemic Recession Has Affected Housing Insecurity
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Lawsuit seeks to protect federal disability income from covering court fees
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis mayoral candidates want to rebuild neighborhoods, encourage homeownership
The Appeal
This Election Could Decide St. Louis’s Future
St. Louis American
ArchCity files emergency motion for hearing on Workhouse
St. Louis American
St. Louis officials deny advocacy organizations access to CJC
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis officials reject inmate claims of mistreatment, deny access to jail
KMOV
St. Louis City officials, advocacy groups paint differing pictures of CJC conditions
The Republic
Activists in St. Louis call jail uprising ‘act of courage’
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ACLU among advocacy groups seeking immediate access to St. Louis jail
Colorado Politics
Denver protesters to hold solidarity rally for St. Louis prison strike
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis Justice Center Protest Could Change The Conversation On Workhouse’s Closure
Washington Post
After St. Louis jail unrest, inmates’ advocates allege desperate conditions while officials defend pandemic response
St. Louis Public Radio
For Lewis Reed, Mayor’s Job Would Allow ‘Implementation’ Of Priorities At Long Last
KHQA
St. Louis jail tensions ‘boiled over’ after COVID-19 concerns go unaddressed, sources say
The Missourian
St. Louis Jail Tensions ‘Boiled Over’ Amid COVID-19 Worries
ABC
St. Louis jail tensions ‘boiled over’ amid COVID-19 worries
Elle
‘We Still Have No Freedom in This Country’
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Will a St. Louis city jail task force work? County jail advisory board member weighs in
The Crime Report
St. Louis Jail Inmates Condemn Prison Conditions
KMOV
Court gives two lawyers limited access to inspect workhouse temperatures
KOB
St. Louis circuit attorney to investigate conditions at jail
St. Louis Public Radio
Krewson Forms Task Force To Examine Jail Conditions After Justice Center Protest
RiverFront Times
Mayor Krewson Announces Task Force to Review St. Louis Jail Uprising
The Mercury
Activists say uprising at city jail facility was a protest of ‘inhumane’ conditions
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Activists say uprising at city jail facility was a protest of ‘inhumane’ conditions
St. Louis American
City Justice Center protest timeline
NPR: All Things Considered and St. Louis Public Radio
The Concerns That Drove Detainees To Mount St. Louis Jail Revolt
St. Louis American
Inmates smash windows, set fire in protest of St. Louis jail conditions
KSDK
‘The riot was the wake up we needed’ | Transparency and change demanded after City Justice Center revolt
WUSTL The Source
Law clinic’s work inspires federal bill
January 2021
St. Louis American
‘Spy plane’ lobbyist makes campaign donations to Reed, aldermen
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Let the Ohio purveyor of the spy plane find an easy mark in another river city
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Environmental justice is racial justice’: Bush calls for environmental racism study to direct federal aid
Bolly Inside
St. Louis County Council Supports Call for Outside Prison Inquiry | Politics
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis County Council backs call for outside investigation of jail
St. Louis American
28 organizations announce ‘The People’s Plan St. Louis’
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Lawsuit alleges St. Louis policies seek to silence victims of police brutality
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Lawsuit alleges St. Louis policies seek to silence victims of police brutality
St. Louis American
ArchCity Defenders report names 80 killer officers in St. Louis region, 179 known victims of ‘fatal state violence’ this decade
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
At least 179 killed while in jail or in encounters with St. Louis-area police over decade, legal group says
The Crime Report
St. Louis, MO Records Highest Average of Police Killings in Nation
KMOV
Family of local man killed by police hope new report on deadly force will spur change
KSDK
How ArchCity Defenders is expanding its reach beyond St. Louis
FOX
Videos document alleged horrors at Justice Center; city won’t turn over evidence
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis officials say ‘surge’ in virus cases occurred at city jail
The Press
Second disruption in a week occurs at St. Louis jail, officials say
December 2020
KTRS
Vonne Karraker on Ray Hartmann’s show
Riverfront Times
Abuse, Neglect and ‘Friday Night Fights’ at St. Francois Jail: Lawsuit
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis law group sues St. Francois County jailers, alleging inmate abuse
Fox2Now
Lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at St. Francois County Jail
KSDK
‘The worst place in the world’ | Class-action lawsuit filed over ‘inhumane conditions’ at St. Francois County Jail
Rolla Daily News
St. Francois County jail faces class-action lawsuit alleging ‘unlawful’ conditions
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Lawsuits reveal the ugly truth of jail conditions in St. Louis region
KTTN
Audio: A prisoner rights group has filed a lawsuit against the Francois County Jail.
Daily Journal Online
STL law group sues SFC jailers, alleging abuse
KBIA
Lawsuit Alleges Inhumane Conditions At Missouri Jail
ACD’s SoundCloud
Horror Stories from St. Francois County Jail by ArchCity Defenders
Daily Local News/ Post-Dispatch
Webster Groves police video provides harrowing account of I-44 shooting
Out in STL
Putting in the Work: Jae Shepherd on Closing the Workhouse and Shaping St. Louis
St. Louis American (op-ed by CTW)
Defund the Workhouse
Post-Dispatch
Krewson says workhouse won’t close by Dec. 31 as aldermen wanted
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Two men die after car eluding police crashes in St. Louis
Columbia Missourian
Relief for Missourians who have fallen behind in rent
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The last-minute List: Gifts for less than $10
MIT Technology Review
Logging in to get kicked out: Inside America’s virtual eviction crisis
November 2020
St. Louis American
St. Louis County Police Expect to Finalize New Use of Force Policy in January
St. Louis Public Radio
Online Series Tackles St. Louis Region’s Struggle With Environmental Racism
St. Louis Magazine
See this now: ‘Black Nonpareil’ and ‘Imperfect Pixels’ at the Angad Arts Hotel
St. Louis American
ArchCity Defenders grows team, expands diversity
St. Louis American
ArchCity partners with local organizations to launch environmental justice work with virtual summit
RiverFront Times
Blake Strode: Black Apologists for 1994 Crime Bill Assuage White Guilt
St. Louis American
St. Louis County Police expect to finalize new use of force policy in January
October 2020
Missouri Independent
Nonprofit law firm hosting free educational session on sealing criminal records
St. Louis American
Changes to Police Training do not Impress Reformers
RiverBender
OLLC Talk to Motivate Criminal Justice Advocacy
Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Krewson administration, aldermen backtrack on Close the Workhouse plan
Post-Dispatch
The List: 12+ masks that would make great gifts
RFT
Landlord Orders Out Tenant Who Told RFT About Nightmare Conditions
September 2020
RFT
Blocked From Court, St. Louis Army Vet Was Left to Fight Eviction by Phone
STL Partnership
Forward Through Ferguson Hosts Series “Power Behind The Badge”
St. Louis American
BLM Statement on the death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
KSDK
Pre-pandemic evictions delayed by COVID-19 now frozen by CDC order
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis County Council shoots down two bills aimed at limiting Page’s authority
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Police chief hopes ending St. Louis residency rule will mean 100 new officers over next year
August 2020
RFT
With Eviction Ban Set to Expire, Thousands in St. Louis Waiting on Housing Aid
Fox2
‘It’s heinous and unforgivable’ | Family of man who died at St. Francois County jail part of reform movement
St. Louis American
R.I.P. Mike Brown
Columbia Daily Tribune
Campaign pushes craft breweries to reflect on diversity
Post-Dispatch
Change is brewing. Campaign pushes craft breweries to reflect on diversity
AP
Judge halts St. Louis evictions through the end of August
RFT
Judge Suspends St. Louis Evictions Until September
WashU
Stepping up in St. Louis
St. Louis American
Advocates to Judge: Extend moratorium on eviction hearings as pandemic rages
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Messenger: As St. Louis moves to close the workhouse, the Missouri Legislature ponders putting 12-year-olds in jail
RFT
Wesley Bell Won’t Prosecute Darren Wilson in Michael Brown’s Death
KSDK
Wesley Bell announces he will not bring charges after reinvestigation into death of Michael Brown
July 2020
The Root
After Two Years of ‘Relentless’ Community Organizing, St. Louis’ Oldest and Most Notorious Jail Is Closing
AJ+
Activists in St. Louis Just Got this Jail Shut Down
Jacobin
St. Louis’s Shameful Workhouse Jail Must Be Shut Down
Next City
St. Louis Will Close Notorious Jail
RFT
Video Shows Violent Arrest of St. Louis Advocate for the Unhoused
RFT
St. Louis Aldermen Pass Plan to Close the Workhouse
St. Louis American
St. Louis Organizing Table collects support to end police violence
KSDK
Dozens of community organizations have new demands for St. Louis leaders
KSDK
Petition calls for end to police violence in St. Louis region, releases list of demands
Post-Dispatch
Messenger: A new name for St. Louis that ties present to the past: Eviction City
Post-Dispatch
Evictions resume in St. Louis as activists flock to City Hall in protest
St. Louis American
St. Louis Housing Defense Collective Anti-Eviction Rally sheds light on imminent housing crisis
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis extends order for homeless encampment under highway
St. Louis Public Radio
Monday: St. Louis’ Close The Workhouse Campaign Isn’t Done Yet (interview with Kayla Reed on St. Louis On the Air)
Post-Dispatch
Six inmates at St. Louis workhouse test positive for COVID-19
June 2020
NewsOne
Rihanna’s Nonprofit Donates $11 Million To Racial Justice Initiatives
KMOV
‘Bakers for Black Lives’ return to Midtown to support Black Lives Matter organizations
RiverFront Times
Bakers for Black Lives Returns Sunday for a Juneteenth Jubilee
Post-Dispatch
As Juneteenth events unfold across St. Louis, many see holiday as a rallying cry
Post-Dispatch
Protesters in St. Louis area call for closure of workhouse jail, celebrate dismissal of rioting charges
Post-Dispatch
Majority of St. Louis aldermen support closing workhouse, advocates say
The Intercept
Police Budgets, Austerity, and Tax Cuts for the Rich Are Colliding in Democratic States and Cities
Student Life
‘Redesigning what public safety looks like’: WU alum Brittany Packnett Cunningham discusses policing, education and activism
WUSTL The Source
It’s time for change
St. Louis American
New black leadership in St. Louis County courts
KMOV
Bakers for Black Lives raise $12k in 2 hours to support Black Lives Matter organizations
GQ
What Is Kettling?
May 2020
The Appeal/Now This
‘Why You Should Care’: COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis alderman wants health director to explain qualifications before committee
RiverFront Times
Lawsuit Over St. Louis Tent Camps Dropped
Post-Dispatch
Lawyers drop suit over now-cleared homeless encampment in downtown St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Hospital stays ebb in St. Louis region as health officials continue to urge caution over COVID-19
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis’ health director no longer a licensed doctor, lawyers say
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis’ Homeless Residents Face Uncertainty After City Removes Downtown Camp
Post-Dispatch
Were you issued a warrant fee in Ferguson? You might qualify for a refund if you file by May 18
Post-Dispatch
St. Louis’ health director no longer a licensed doctor, lawyers say
St. Louis American
Krewson clears out tent camps though city has a waiting list for shelter
KMOV
City starts taking down tents in encampment near City Hall
St. Louis Public Radio
Tuesday: St. Louis’ Homeless Residents Face More Uncertainty After City Removes Downtown Camp
Post-Dispatch Ed-Board
Editorial: Downtown tent encampment had to go
Phelps County Focus
Update: ArchCity Defenders files suit to stop City of St. Louis from dispersing downtown tent camps
St. Louis Public Radio
Downtown St. Louis Homeless Camp On Uncertain Ground As City Tries To Close It
Boonville Daily News
Missouri COVID cases jump on eve of restrictions easing
St. Louis American
ArchCity Defenders files suit to stop City of St. Louis from dispersing downtown tent camps
MDJ Online
Update: ArchCity Defenders files suit to stop City of St. Louis from dispersing downtown tent camps
Post-Dispatch
Messenger: Simple ordinance violation lands homeless St. Louis man in workhouse for months
KSPR
Lawsuit filed to block removal of tents from St. Louis homeless camp
KMOV
Lawsuit aims to stop St. Louis officials from relocating homeless in tent cities in downtown
April 2020
St. Louis American
Krewson and Reed should join Green and close the Workhouse
95.5FM The Lou
Help #ClosetheWorkhouse With Action St. Louis And Arch City Defenders
St. Louis American
The pandemic is a good time to close the Workhouse
St. Louis American
Action St. Louis launches #ClosetheWorkhouse video contest for $1000 prize
Rolla Daily News
St. Louis inmates complain about conditions amid coronavirus
St. Louis American
New COVID-19 advocacy portal
NewsBreak
ArchCity Defenders and Close the Workhouse campaign release interviews of inmates in St. Louis …
KOMU
St. Louis inmates complain about conditions amid coronavirus
St. Louis American
ArchCity Defenders and Close the Workhouse campaign release interviews of inmates in St. Louis city jails
St. Louis American
Advocates concerned about a COVID-19 plan for homeless in St. Louis City
KBIA
‘Nowhere To Go’: Some Missouri Renters Still Being Evicted During Pandemic
Kansas City Star
‘Ticking time bombs’: Missouri doctors, advocates call for release of prisoners
Post-Dispatch
Messenger: St. Louis reverses homeless policy, tries to clear downtown tent city despite CDC
RFT
Homeless Refuse to Leave St. Louis Camp, Despite 4 am Police Visit
KSPR
Virtual protest held to ask Gov. Parson to suspend rent, mortgage payments
St. Louis American
St. Louis must prevent COVID-19 catastrophe in its jails
St. Louis American
ArchCity Defenders, Action St. Louis and St. Louis American team up for STLCovidhub.org
St. Louis Public Radio
Ferguson Settlement Will Refund Court Fees, ArchCity Co-Founder Says
HuffPost
Renters In Turmoil As Federal And State Relief Measures Fall Short
St. Louis Public Radio
Ferguson Settlement Will Refund Court Fees, ArchCity Co-Founder Says
Mexico Ledger
Circuit court releases most non-violent jail detainees, inmates
Jefferson City Tribune
Missouri’s housing advocates call for statewide protections
March 2020
St. Louis American
Civil rights organizations ask federal court to protect jail inmates from COVID-19
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Release more prisoners now, medical, religious, academic leaders ask Missouri Supreme Court
St. Louis American
City of Ferguson hit with $1.7 million settlement for municipal court abuses
Alton Telegraph (AP Wire)
Missouri swamped by unemployment claims as cases exceed 500
KSDK
Organizations Call on Missouri Supreme Court to Release Inmates
Riverfront Times
Cut Missouri Jail Populations to Slow Coronavirus Spread, Advocates Urge
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Letter: Take care of jail inmates during the pandemic fight
St. Louis American
St. Louis prosecutor and district defender jointly recommend releasing 56 low-level offenders from city jails
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Inmates charged with violent crimes in St. Louis and St. Louis County released amid spread of Covid-19
St. Louis American
Advocacy groups pen open letter to local and state leaders as coronavirus precautions are underway
Riverfront Times
No Jury Duty, No Walk-In Weddings in St. Louis Circuit Court
St. Louis American
COVID-19 creates ‘amazingly complex problems’ for St. Louis court leaders
Courthouse News Service
Panel Tosses Injunction Against Cash Bail in St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Appeals court reverses federal judge’s cash bail ruling for St. Louis inmates
St. Louis American