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In his 18 years as the chief federal probation officer for the Eastern District of Missouri, Doug Burris focused on individuals who were back in their communities after being behind bars. In his new role as acting director of the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services, Burris’ attention is now on inmates at the county jail in Clayton.
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A former top federal probation official in the St. Louis area is County Executive Sam Page’s pick to lead the troubled Department of Justice Services. Douglas Burris, who was the chief probation officer for the Eastern District of Missouri for 18 years, was named acting director of the department on Wednesday. The acting title will be lifted if the County Council confirms the appointment.
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A committee of the St. Louis County Council has backed calls by an independent advisory board for an outside investigation into accusations of mismanagement and other problems at the county jail.
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Raul Banasco’s departure comes after employees of the Justice Services Department accused him of fostering a hostile work environment.
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A sharply divided St. Louis County Council on Tuesday made it illegal for people with domestic violence convictions or active orders of protection to…
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St. Louis County’s jail population has dropped significantly over the past couple of years, from an over-capacity total of 1,242 in the summer of 2018 to…
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The St. Louis County Council is taking more time to review a contract to provide tablets to inmates after a complaint from the jail’s current vendor about…
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Updated at 6 p.m. Feb. 4 with more information about the programSt. Louis County is expecting to provide tablets to approximately 900 inmates in its jail,…
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A St. Louis County jail inmate suffered a stroke before he died at a hospital in December, according to an autopsy report.Jo’von Mitchell, 31, died of a…
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On the newest edition of Politically Speaking, Jason Rosenbaum, Julie O’Donoghue and Rachel Lippmann talk about the latest in local, state and national…