ST. LOUIS * Jail is supposed to be a temporary affair. If bail istoo expensive, defendants are...Bogan, Jesse
A former St. Louis jail guard has admitted that she allowed two detainees to assault another inmate in his cell. Demeria Thomas pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of depriving the inmate of his civil rights while she worked at the St. Louis Justice Center. Thomas admitted that in...
Last yearit was reportedthat the old St. Louis County jail building in downtown Duluth was being converted into apartments and tenants would soon be welcomed. The news struck many as odd simply because of the fact that there were actual prison cells inside, so just what would developers...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inmates have broken windows, set a fire and thrown debris at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months. News outlets report the riot broke out Sunday night at the City Justice Center. Law enforcement has responded to bring the jail under co...
Louis, Mo."I stand here before you today resolved to make change," Jones said in her inaugural speech less than two weeks ago, "to transform our city and to transform our approach to safety."Jones' first acts as mayor have highlighted her ambition to alter course from decades of tough-...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Four detainees at a downtown St. Louis jail were injured when they were stabbed during a fight — the latest of several instances of violence at the jail. A guard sent out a distress call about a disturbance around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday a...
ST. LOUIS REVEILLE. Vol. I. St. Louis, Saturday, June 29, 1844. No. ? From the Quincy Whig Extra. June 28, 1844. Dreadful News! Attempt at Rescue! -- Killing of Joe Smith-- Hiram Smith, and William Richards, in the Carthage Jail. The above was issued from this office in an...
jail where Dick Rowland was being kept, a group of 75 black men, some of whom were armed, arrived at the jail with the intention of helping to ensure Dick Rowland would not be lynched. The sheriff persuaded the group of black men to leave the jail, assuring them that he had the ...
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., is facing criticism for her reaction to a riot Saturday at a downtown St. Louis jail. Inmates rioted over a variety of concerns, setting fires, smashing windows and throwing debris to the street below. It took corrections officers almost eight hours to end the...
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three 15-year-olds died when the car one of them was driving slammed into a vacant brick home near St. Louis. Police said the 2016 Hyundai Accent involved in the accident Wednesday morning was owned by the driver's mothe...