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St. Louis public health officials said Thursday that they’re facing an uphill battle at St. Louis City Justice Center because the city’s health department has long been underfunded and is catching up on its review of detainee medical records.
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Two members of the St. Louis Detention Facilities Oversight Board have resigned. The resignations follow months of criticisms by board members who say the city has stonewalled members from investigating jail complaints.
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Homicides in the city of St. Louis have decreased 20% since last year, and juvenile shootings are down nearly 40% this year, according to Mayor Tishaura Jones' office.
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Mayor Tishaura Jones first appointed members of the Detention Facilities Oversight Board in 2022, but legal battles and a failure to complete required training meant the board could not access the downtown jail until now.
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The people imprisoned were supposed to receive rehabilitative mental health services that allow them to stand trial, but they have been found to languish in jails — often for months — without having been found guilty of any crime.
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St. Louis activists are again calling for the resignation of Corrections Commissioner Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah and for the Detention Facilities Oversight Board to receive access to the jail.
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St. Louis police officers on Thursday forcibly removed the vice chair of the St. Louis Detention Facilities Oversight Board from the St. Louis City Justice Center.
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A new law on oversight took effect in 2022 but immediately faced legal challenges. The work has also been delayed by disputes over access to complaints and to the City Justice Center, St. Louis’ jail.
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Two inmates with a history of disciplinary problems took the guard, a man in his 70s, hostage during breakfast service around 6 a.m. A police SWAT team had to use less-than-lethal force to rescue him.
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The St. Louis Detention Facilities Oversight Board wants the city’s top officials to ask the Commissioner of Corrections Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah to resign by Friday. Board members say she is blocking them from entering the jail and investigating complaints of alleged misconduct.