St. Louis’s Shameful Workhouse Jail Must Be Shut Down

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Sharma, Mihir ; Randall, Clark:
St. Louis’s Shameful Workhouse Jail Must Be Shut Down.
In: Jacobin. (25 Juli 2020) Heft 7 .
ISSN 2158-2602

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In St. Louis, the demand to defund the police has dovetailed with long-lasting struggles against cash bail and the abuse of prisoners. The Board of Aldermen’s passing of a bill that promises to start closing the city’s most notorious jail reflects the movement’s strength — but also the need for pressure to ensure that abolitionist demands are not watered down into merely cosmetic reforms.