How did the changing architecture of jails reflect prison reform in St. Louis?
Time and time again, reformers have tried to cloak jails in beautiful architecture, hiding the actual purpose of the building.
Emil Boehl, Four Courts, 12th and Clark
Recent events at the City Justice Center in downtown St. Louis raise the question: How did we get here? Over the millennia in Western civilization, the act of detaining suspects has evolved as the time in which they re confined before a trial has lengthened. The founding of the United States on Enlightenment principles further developed the concept of âhumane confinement.â The city of St. Louis likewise has seen a succession of jails over the course of the past two centuries that mirror the evolution of criminal justice in America and the action and reaction against perceived past abuses.
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One of the 235 cars full of cancer survivors stops to get their gift bag and popcorn outside the OSF HealthCare Moeller Cancer Center in Alton. There were single and multiple cancer survivors who drove through and were met with an enthusiastic welcome from staff. Show MoreShow Less
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Jim Mager of Godfrey, left, listens to a guide talk about the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit Wednesday as his grandson, Josh Cordes, 10, right, reads one of the exhibits inside the large traveling museum. The education exhibit made a stop in Alton Wednesday. Alton participates in the annual Wreaths Across America event each December at the Alton National Cemetery. Show MoreShow Less