Group calls for oversight board after St. Louis jail revolt
April 6, 2021
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ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis community leaders on Tuesday filed a petition for a local judge to appoint an oversight board for city jails following the second major inmate uprising this year.
The group asked St. Louis Circuit Court Presiding Judge Michael Stelzer to create a permanent, independent oversight board to ensure inmates are treated humanely at city jails.
Detainees broke windows, set a fire and threw chairs and other items out of a third-floor window Sunday at the City Justice Center.
The jail has been the site of multiple uprisings over the past several months, including a revolt in February involving more than 100 detainees.
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Originally published on April 1, 2021 5:33 pm
St. Louis voters on April 6 will choose the city’s next mayor and candidates to fill a host of other elected city offices. Now that the expanded options for absentee voting added last year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are no longer in place, most voters will need to cast their ballots in person.
Here’s what you need to know about voting in the upcoming election.
Polls on Election Day open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., though you can still cast a ballot after that as long as you’re in line to vote before 7 p.m.
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