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Upon leaving custody, ServSafe-certified participants are qualified to apply for jobs at restaurants, grocery stores and other food service companies.
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A facility built for progress reflects "decades of neglect" and the city鈥檚 deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic dysfunction.
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Reports of a sexual assault in the jail led to an incident in February during which St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery ordered the jail鈥檚 acting commissioner, Tammy Ross, to be handcuffed.
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Mensah, the former vice-chair of the city's Detention Facilities Oversight Board, faces resisting arrest and trespassing charges and claims they were beaten unconscious by police while waiting to access the St. Louis City Justice Center in August 2023. A jury trial is tentatively scheduled for May 12.
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Proponents say the devices have helped address inequities in the criminal justice system. But many defendants have experienced unintended consequences.
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The inmate was found unresponsive after being treated for suspected seizures one day before the death. The City Justice Center has had three times as many deaths as similar jails in Kansas City and St. Louis County since 2020.
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The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment relaunched its program to help city jail detainees prepare to make careers in growing industries once released.
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Interim Commissioner Doug Burris sat down with STLPR reporter Lacretia Wimbley to discuss how he鈥檚 navigating his new role amid public scrutiny and pending lawsuits against the St. Louis City Justice Center.
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The lawsuit is the latest in a string of legal actions and investigations in the office.
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The incident stems from a complaint lodged last week that alleges a detained person at the city jail was assaulted by a sheriff鈥檚 deputy.