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Family members and advocates press St. Louis leaders over jail deaths at public safety meeting
Summary
During public comment at the Public Safety Committee meeting, family members and advocates urged action and transparency after multiple deaths at the St. Louis City Justice Center, including an allegation that a family member was 'wrongfully murdered' inside the facility.
Family members of people who died in the St. Louis City Justice Center and community advocates used the Public Safety Committee’s public‑comment period on Nov. 13 to demand transparency and policy changes.
Anne Louise Schmidt, who coordinates a court‑watch program at the Freedom Community Center, told the committee she had reviewed court data and said the jail has experienced more deaths in recent years than before. “We’ve now had the 20 first death in less than 5 years,”…
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