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Despite years of community organizing, legal advocacy, and policy change to close St. Louis’ Medium Security Institution, the jail has reopened. In this article, Brianna Coppersmith provides a brief history of the campaign to close the jail, commonly called the Workhouse, and discusses what its reopening might mean for related pending litigation.

Publication Date

9-25-2021

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Incarceration, Mootness

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Law

When “Empty is not Closed”: Organizing Efforts to (Officially) Close St. Louis’ Infamous Workhouse

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