/tags/medium-security-institution Medium Security Institution en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-13/concerns-about-lead-asbestos-delay-demolition-of-workhouse-in-north-st-louis In addition to the demolition, the first phase of the project will include the installation of a memorial marker at the site of the jail on Hall Street. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-13/concerns-about-lead-asbestos-delay-demolition-of-workhouse-in-north-st-louis Rachel Lippmann /news-briefs/2024-09-18/st-louis-unveils-next-steps-for-site-of-former-jail-known-as-the-workhouse The facility on Hall Street in the North Riverfront neighborhood has not housed detainees since June 2022. Plans for the first phase include demolition and the placement of a memorial marker. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:52:13 GMT /news-briefs/2024-09-18/st-louis-unveils-next-steps-for-site-of-former-jail-known-as-the-workhouse Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2024-02-28/report-suggests-using-the-former-st-louis-workhouse-jail-as-an-industrial-site The new report includes community suggestions for the riverfront building and surrounding 30 acres. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:08:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-28/report-suggests-using-the-former-st-louis-workhouse-jail-as-an-industrial-site Lauren Brennecke /government-politics-issues/2023-08-16/st-louis-asks-residents-what-city-should-do-with-the-empty-workhouse-site St. Louis is trying to reimagine what the Medium Security Institution, or the Workhouse, should be now that it has closed. Officials are asking residents, people who were once incarcerated inside the Workhouse and those in communities that surround the jail to fill out an online survey to let them know what they should do with the jail. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-16/st-louis-asks-residents-what-city-should-do-with-the-empty-workhouse-site Andrea Y. Henderson /government-politics-issues/2021-06-16/st-louis-to-close-workhouse-this-week-but-will-house-temporary-detainees-there St. Louis officials plan to use part of the Medium Security Institution known as the Workhouse as a temporary holding facility after most inmates are moved this week. Public Safety officials said they’ll use the Workhouse if the City Justice Center becomes too crowded. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:59:58 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-06-16/st-louis-to-close-workhouse-this-week-but-will-house-temporary-detainees-there Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2021-06-04/st-louis-board-of-aldermen-members-question-quick-closing-of-the-workhouse 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. Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:22:51 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-06-04/st-louis-board-of-aldermen-members-question-quick-closing-of-the-workhouse Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-27/activist-kayla-reed-shares-thoughts-on-corrections-reform-amid-new-st-louis-leadership Kayla Reed shares what she saw at the City Justice Center and the Medium Security Institution, better known as the Workhouse — and what she hopes city leaders will do with those observations. Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:50:36 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-27/activist-kayla-reed-shares-thoughts-on-corrections-reform-amid-new-st-louis-leadership Lara Hamdan /law-order/2021-02-08/krewson-forms-task-force-to-examine-jail-conditions-after-justice-center-protest St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has formed a task force to investigate public health concerns in the city’s downtown jail. But advocates for inmates doubt the task force will accomplish much. Tue, 09 Feb 2021 03:04:13 GMT /law-order/2021-02-08/krewson-forms-task-force-to-examine-jail-conditions-after-justice-center-protest Kayla Drake /government-politics-issues/2020-01-21/one-in-3-missouri-jail-officers-struggles-with-depression-study-reports James Dahm has worked at the City Justice Center in St. Louis for nearly a decade, but he hasn’t forgotten how hard it was to learn the ropes as a rookie… Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:44:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-01-21/one-in-3-missouri-jail-officers-struggles-with-depression-study-reports Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-17/as-campaign-to-close-the-workhouse-gains-support-krewson-considers-repurposing-st-louis-jail What started out as a viral video exposing the poor conditions detainees were facing inside St. Louis’ Medium Security Institution — also known as the… Fri, 17 Jan 2020 21:59:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-17/as-campaign-to-close-the-workhouse-gains-support-krewson-considers-repurposing-st-louis-jail Lara Hamdan, Rachel Lippmann