/tags/macarthur-justice-center MacArthur Justice Center en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 11 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-05-11/kim-gardners-exit-leaves-others-to-repair-a-st-louis-criminal-court-system-in-shambles Prosecutors, public defenders and others review the damage caused by the staffing crisis in the circuit attorney’s office and discuss how to move on after Kim Gardner leaves. Thu, 11 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-05-11/kim-gardners-exit-leaves-others-to-repair-a-st-louis-criminal-court-system-in-shambles Rachel Lippmann /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-08/missouris-parole-system-has-sent-thousands-back-to-prison-for-minor-violations-terrell-robinson-is-one Terrell Robinson has served 12 years in prison for violations he said were never even explained to him. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 22:01:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-08/missouris-parole-system-has-sent-thousands-back-to-prison-for-minor-violations-terrell-robinson-is-one Kayla Drake /law-order/2022-03-15/st-louis-jail-inmates-file-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-guards-torture-them-with-mace Inmates at St. Louis’ primary jail filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday accusing guards of torturing inmates with mace and depriving them of water for days. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:06:27 GMT /law-order/2022-03-15/st-louis-jail-inmates-file-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-guards-torture-them-with-mace Rebecca Rivas /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-08/michael-politte-wins-parole-will-leave-missouri-prison-this-april-after-20-years Michael Politte was a teenager when he was convicted of murdering his mother, Rita. He has long insisted he did not do it. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:30:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-08/michael-politte-wins-parole-will-leave-missouri-prison-this-april-after-20-years Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-14/juror-in-michael-politte-trial-michael-is-innocent Linda Dickerson-Bell said she believes Michael Politte is innocent of the murder of his mother, Rita Politte. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:30:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-14/juror-in-michael-politte-trial-michael-is-innocent Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-29/michael-politte-has-served-22-years-for-murdering-his-mother-experts-say-hes-innocent Michael Politte is serving a life sentence after a jury found he murdered his mother, Rita Politte, as a 14-year-old in Washington County, Missouri. On this special edition of "St. Louis on the Air," attorneys for the Midwest Innocence Project and the MacArthur Justice Center explain why he’s not guilty — and what investigators got wrong. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:20:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-29/michael-politte-has-served-22-years-for-murdering-his-mother-experts-say-hes-innocent Sarah Fenske /government-politics-issues/2021-05-26/federal-lawsuit-alleges-st-louis-jail-correctional-officers-abused-detainees Attorneys claim in a lawsuit that corrections officers regularly abused three current and former inmates at the St. Louis City Justice Center. The federal lawsuit filed Monday claims that City Justice Center staff violated the constitutional rights of the inmates by using tear gas on them and depriving them of water. Thu, 27 May 2021 01:09:56 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-05-26/federal-lawsuit-alleges-st-louis-jail-correctional-officers-abused-detainees Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-13/sentenced-to-life-as-juveniles-st-louis-men-see-freedom-after-decades-in-prison A class-action lawsuit changing how Missouri handles parole hearings has meant new hope for 98 Missouri men sentenced to life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles. "St. Louis on the Air" talked to several men who have been released after decades behind bars. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:19:13 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-13/sentenced-to-life-as-juveniles-st-louis-men-see-freedom-after-decades-in-prison Sarah Fenske /health-science-environment/2020-07-20/coronavirus-cases-surge-at-missouri-womens-prison-advocates-call-for-action Dozens of inmates at a women’s prison in northern Missouri have fallen ill after contracting the coronavirus.At least 189 inmates and nine employees at… Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:29:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-07-20/coronavirus-cases-surge-at-missouri-womens-prison-advocates-call-for-action Shahla Farzan /politics-issues/2020-04-14/missouri-inmates-make-masks-and-sanitizer-to-stave-off-virus-outbreak Work hasn’t stopped for Byron Ewing during the coronavirus outbreak — if anything, it’s more intense. As an inmate at the state prison in Bonne Terre,… Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:15:12 GMT /politics-issues/2020-04-14/missouri-inmates-make-masks-and-sanitizer-to-stave-off-virus-outbreak Shahla Farzan