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.
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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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Proposed legislation will help apprentices prepare for in-demand jobs and complete their training faster
May 06, 2021
TORONTO – The Ontario government is introducing new measures to help tradespeople get their certification from one reliable, streamlined destination through a new Crown agency, Skilled Trades Ontario, that would replace the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT).
Today, Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, introduced the Building Opportunities in the Skilled TradesAct, legislation designed to make the province’s skilled trades and apprenticeship system more efficient, accessible and easier to navigate.
Under the proposed legislation, Skilled Trades Ontario would become the province’s industry-informed training authority to lead the promotion, research and development of the latest apprenticeship training and curriculum standards. It will also provide a seamless one window experience for client-facing services includi
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The provincial government aims to streamline the apprenticeship system through a new Crown agency called Skilled Trades Ontario that will replace the Ontario College of Trades.
Labour Minister Monte McNaughton, announcing the modernization plans during a virtual news conference Thursday, said his ministry has repeatedly been told the existing apprenticeship system is confusing and difficult to navigate.
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“Over and over again, I’ve heard from young people: ‘I know how to become a doctor or a lawyer, but I have no idea how to become a welder or a millwright,’” McNaughton said. “One reason for this is the overlap between the Ontario College of Trades … and my ministry,” McNaughton said.
Much of the anticipation for Indiana’s 2021 football season stems from the fact that so many Hoosiers decided to use the extra eligibility granted to them because of the COVID-19 pandemic and stick around in Bloomington instead of entering the 2021 NFL Draft. Much of Indiana’s senior class effectively decided not to graduate (from football anyway) because of the option to return for a season that has a chance to be special.
However, this weekend also has a chance to be special for the seven Indiana players who did decide to put their hat in the ring. It’s unlikely that all seven will actually see their names go across the ticker on draft day, but there’s a good chance all of them will land on at least an NFL mini-camp roster by the end of the weekend.