@maureengvh.bsky.social
Instead of paying millions of dollars to hold more people, the County could also simply pay for detained people to have counsel at their bail hearings like the City does (and like the Constitution requires, but whose counting)
The interim jail director blamed the low staffing on why detainees are currently only able to be out of their cells for about one hour per day.
Staffing, building maintenance top concerns at St. Louis County jail
The interim jail director blamed the low staffing on why detainees are currently only able to be out of their cells for about one hour per day.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Instead of paying millions of dollars to hold more people, the County could also simply pay for detained people to have counsel at their bail hearings like the City does (and like the Constitution requires, but whose counting)
I generally think highly of @stlmag.bsky.social’s reporting which makes this fluff piece even more odd. Why no questioning about why it’s a “privilege” to have a respectful CO and not the baseline? Any improvement in medical care, solitary confinement, use of force?
For Jail Commissioner Doug Burris, the goal is better functionality—and a virtuous cycle of respect.
A St. Louis city jail known for turmoil launches an “honor dorm” | St. Louis Magazine
Treat a man like an animal and he’ll act like one. That’s a core premise of Doug Burris, the city’s interim commissioner of corrections. Burris also believes
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July 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I generally think highly of @stlmag.bsky.social’s reporting which makes this fluff piece even more odd. Why no questioning about why it’s a “privilege” to have a respectful CO and not the baseline? Any improvement in medical care, solitary confinement, use of force?
As a constituent, cannot get through to #joshhawley office to tell him to vote no on the Medicaid cuts he himself have called catastrophic …
July 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As a constituent, cannot get through to #joshhawley office to tell him to vote no on the Medicaid cuts he himself have called catastrophic …
Any one in STL heard literally anything from Wesley Bell?
We were just told that they won’t let us in. They are denying entry to 2 dozen members of Congress. Elon Musk has all our private information & we have no idea what he’s doing with it. This is happening completely behind closed doors. HELL NO. It’s illegal. We demand oversight!
February 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Any one in STL heard literally anything from Wesley Bell?
Someone ask STL City about this
"The lawsuit noted the city has paid nearly $80 million in the last two decades due to unconstitutional use of force by MPD officers and that the city’s 12 costliest settlements from 2006 to 2012 resulted in no officer discipline."
Minneapolis, was Derek Chauvin (or any other cop you indemnify) worth it? are you getting that ROI on policing that is in your imagination? www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
February 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Someone ask STL City about this
Reposted
UPDATED with punitive damages added to jury verdict:
Messenger: Jury awards family over $18M in St. Louis fatal cop shooting:
www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Jury awards family over $18M in St. Louis fatal cop shooting:
www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Jury awards family nearly $19 million for fatal police shooting in St. Louis
Mansur Ball-Bey was shot and killed in 2015 by a St. Louis police officer. A jury didn't accept the police version of events.
www.stltoday.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
UPDATED with punitive damages added to jury verdict:
Messenger: Jury awards family over $18M in St. Louis fatal cop shooting:
www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Messenger: Jury awards family over $18M in St. Louis fatal cop shooting:
www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...