For Immediate release: St. Louis Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Individuals Detained in Hellish ‘Workhouse’ Jail
May 6, 2025 (St. Louis, MO) – After waging a seven-year legal opposition, attorneys for St. Louis City have agreed to settle with thousands of individuals exposed to harmful...
read moreFor Immediate release: Disabled cancer survivor and local activist sues St. Louis police
April 24, 2025 (St. Louis, MO) – Represented by ArchCity Defenders, Del-Rio Swink, an activist, cancer survivor, and woman with disabilities, is filing a civil rights lawsuit against St....
read moreFor Immediate release: ArchCity Defenders Celebrates 15-Years with Anniversary Showcase
October 4, 2024 (St. Louis, MO) – ArchCity Defenders is celebrating 15 years of service and action on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the Saint Louis Science Center. ...
read moreFor Immediate release: Reflecting on a Decade of Reforms Post-Ferguson, ArchCity Defenders Urges Consolidation of St. Louis’ Municipal Courts
July 25, 2024 (St. Louis, MO) – As the ten-year anniversary of Mike Brown’s killing approaches, ArchCity Defenders (ACD) has released a white paper reflecting on reforms and litigation stemming...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Racial Justice Organizations Sound Alarm Over Rising St. Louis County Jail Population and Lack of Transparency from County Prosecutor’s Office with Release of Second “Prosecutor Watch” Report
July 17, 2024 As the ten year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown Jr. draws near, racial justice organizations are sounding the alarm over St. Louis County’s rising...
read moreFor Immediate Release: Waiting for Justice in Ferguson: Seven Years and Counting
February 8, 2022 The murder of Mike Brown and the Ferguson uprising exposed Ferguson’s practices of predatory policing, operating an extortionary municipal court, and illegally jailing impoverished people. Seven...
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