MacArthur Foundation /tags/macarthur-foundation MacArthur Foundation en-US Copyright © 2024 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:30:35 GMT Defendants who had attorneys at early hearings spent less time in jail, study shows /law-order/2024-02-26/defendants-who-had-attorneys-at-early-hearings-spent-less-time-in-jail-study-shows The public defender in St. Louis County used funding from the MacArthur Foundation to pay for two attorneys who handle nothing but initial appearances in nonviolent felony cases. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:30:35 GMT /law-order/2024-02-26/defendants-who-had-attorneys-at-early-hearings-spent-less-time-in-jail-study-shows Rachel Lippmann COVID-19 policies that emptied jails not linked to crime spike, reports find /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-14/covid-19-policies-that-emptied-jails-not-linked-to-crime-spike-reports-find Did pandemic policies that reduced jail populations lead to an increase in violent crime? Two new reports say “no.” Fri, 14 Apr 2023 22:25:49 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-14/covid-19-policies-that-emptied-jails-not-linked-to-crime-spike-reports-find Danny Wicentowski $300k grant aims to help St. Louis County solve racial inequities in its jail /law-order/2022-08-24/grant-from-macarthur-foundation-will-help-st-louis-county-solve-racial-inequities-in-its-jail The $300,000 grant will fund a team of researchers who will talk to corrections officers and jail residents to understand how racism and racial inequalities play out in the jail. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:55:06 GMT /law-order/2022-08-24/grant-from-macarthur-foundation-will-help-st-louis-county-solve-racial-inequities-in-its-jail Rachel Lippmann People with outstanding warrants can find legal help at new St. Louis County Library center /law-order/2022-04-13/new-legal-help-center-at-st-louis-county-library-means-more-access The centers give people a space to address outstanding warrants and other legal matters without risking arrest. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:21:28 GMT /law-order/2022-04-13/new-legal-help-center-at-st-louis-county-library-means-more-access Rachel Lippmann Report: St. Louis County’s Jail Population Decreased During Coronavirus Pandemic /government-politics-issues/2021-02-09/report-st-louis-countys-jail-population-decreased-during-coronavirus-pandemic Bookings at the St. Louis County jail dropped by 47% between February and October during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance. St. Louis County’s average daily jail population also decreased by an average of 30% from 2016 to 2019. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:34:24 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-02-09/report-st-louis-countys-jail-population-decreased-during-coronavirus-pandemic Chad Davis