For a working jail, major parts of the Workhouse don t work. Every time it rains, water leaks through the flat tin roof and pools on the gymnasium floor. In its kitchen, which produces only bread, insects scurry near a wall-sized row of nonfunctioning refrigerators that serve as storage. Entire housing units are empty, leaving the bathrooms and showers to deteriorate in a slime of soap scum, rust and dirt. Detainees often describe the Workhouse in the most extreme terms. Some call it hell. Officially, St. Louis calls it the Medium Security Institution. Inhabited parts of the jail are rarely seen by outside eyes.
Several members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen are criticizing the city’s plan to close the Medium Security Institution known as the Workhouse in coming weeks. Some expressed concerns that moving inmates from the Workhouse to the St. Louis City Justice Center could lead to overcrowding.
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Inmates at the St. Louis Justice Center gather around a third-floor window during an uprising on April 4. City leaders say they hope the changes will address concerns and complaints from inmates.
St. Louis officials say steps to address complaints about conditions at the St. Louis Justice Center and the Medium Security Institution known as the Workhouse are underway, including hiring a new food service provider at the Justice Center.
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“We certainly had complaints about the quality of food, and we want to address that,” Isom said. “One of the issues is that the food is prepared at the Justice Center, and then delivered to MSI. And so you might imagine, that is a logistically pretty challenging effort.”
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We shouldn t victimize victims | I-Team discovers city tow lot charging victims of car theft to get their cars back
Alderman Joe Vaccaro promised to get a car theft victim s money back and introduce legislation to fix the issue Author: PJ Randhawa, Erin Richey (KSDK) Published: 6:00 AM CST February 15, 2021 Updated: 6:28 AM CST February 15, 2021
ST. LOUIS Norb Hart learned that his car was found even before he knew it was stolen.
The Central West End resident got the call in September 2020. They said, Is this your car? We ve located it, Hart recalled.
Police told him that the car was damaged and on its way to the St. Louis city tow lot.