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Archive for March, 2009

Civil Liberties of City Jail Inmates Violated

The ACLU of Eastern Missouri has released
a scathing report outlining ongoing violations of the civil liberties of inmates in the City of St. Louis Medium Security Institution (the City Workhouse) on Hall Street.

The ACLU report details several disturbing things:

· Inmate assaults by corrections officers
· Systemic cover ups and false reporting of the incidents
· Sexual harassment and sexual misconduct
· Medical neglect
· Negligence resulting in death

For more information and to read the report visit the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri:

Suffering In Silence - the ACLU of Eastern Missouri’s report on the St. Louis City Jail

NORML marches at Justice Center

February 13, 2009 - Greater St. Louis NORML had their 10th annual vigil protesting the victims of the war on drugs. On February 14, 2000 our country’s prison population passed the 2 million mark. Thousands march annually to protest this injustice.

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