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Inmates at the Justice Center in downtown St. Louis broke out of their cells and rioted late Sunday to protest jail conditions and demand court dates.
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Police, prosecutors, defenders and judges prepare to enact more than 700 pages of legislation.
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“Hopefully we are doing our ancestors proud in the work that we are doing here,” state Rep. LaToya Greenwood said.
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Both Senate Bill 600 — the “Crime Bill” signed by Gov. Mike Parson last month — and some key proposals being pushed at the crime-focused special session now underway in Jefferson City could lead to longer sentences for Missouri defendants. Sarah Johnson of the Missouri State Public Defender and Brendan Roediger, a professor at St. Louis University School of Law, discuss the real-life ramifications.
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Critics have said the system has been too punitive and too ineffective. More than half of youth who are released end up getting in trouble again....
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Updated March 27 with Missouri attorney general’s decision about the Jonathan Irons case Less than one month after a Cole County judge overturned Jonathan…
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Last July, the Missouri Supreme Court enacted rules requiring judges to first consider non-monetary conditions for pretrial release when setting bail…
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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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When he was in his early 20s, Matt purchased a pound of weed to split with his friends. The drug dealer dropped it off at his apartment in central…
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St. Louis County has significantly reduced its jail population over the past year, as Missouri Lawyers Weekly reported last month. Officials say the drop…