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Resident tells Jefferson County Council nine people have died in county jail since 2022 and urges independent oversight
Summary
Kristen Zizelmeyer told the Council that nine people have died in the Jefferson County Jail since 2022, accused the jail and sheriff’s office of obstructing Sunshine Law records and called for independent oversight; the council took no formal action during the meeting.
Kristen Zizelmeyer, who identified herself as currently homeless, used the county’s public comment period to tell the Jefferson County Council that nine people have died in the county jail since 2022 and to demand independent oversight of jail operations and investigations.
Zizelmeyer said families—including her own—have experienced delays, denials and missing records in response to Missouri Sunshine Law requests and described what she called a pattern of conflicting official explanations, alleged abuse by correction officers, and inadequate medical care for people in custody. “Nine…
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