Jul 31SavePolice Brutality7/31/20Police Brutality7/31/20St. Louis County Prosecutor, Who Campaigned on Criminal Justice Reform, Will Not Charge Darren Wilson in Mike Brown’s DeathAnne Branigin34SaveWesley Bell, St. Louis County’s top prosecutor, announced Thursday that his office would not bring charges against…
Jul 28SaveCriminal Justice7/28/20Criminal Justice7/28/20After Two Years of ‘Relentless’ Community Organizing, St. Louis’ Oldest and Most Notorious Jail Is ClosingAnne Branigin2SaveFor more than a century, no other institution in St. Louis spoke to the criminalization of the poor and marginalized…
Mar 17SaveNews3/17/20News3/17/20Responding to COVID-19 Outbreak Concerns, County Jails and Police Departments Look to Minimize Number of Inmates, ArrestsAnne Branigin13SaveJails and police departments around the country are releasing inmates early and reducing arrests in order to reduce…
Aug 9 2019SaveRace Matters8/9/19Race Matters8/9/19Mike Brown’s Death Changed the World, but Local Activists Say It Hasn’t Changed FergusonAnne Branigin12SaveToday marks five years since Darren Wilson gunned down 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was…
Jun 17 2019SaveMass Incarceration6/17/19Mass Incarceration6/17/19‘Appalled’ and ‘Disappointed’: Federal Judge Tells St. Louis to Stop Dragging Feet on Cash Bail OrderAnne Branigin21SaveThe city of St. Louis can no longer hold people in jail simply because they’re too poor to pay bail, a federal judge…