ST. LOUIS – In the summer of 2017, 5 On Your Side aired video of inmates waving through a window and yelling for help at the Medium Security Institution also known as the “Workhouse." Since then, ...

Although activists have been decrying conditions in the St. Louis Medium Security Institution – known as the Workhouse – for years, the videos that circulated online in early July showing inmates ...

A detainee at St. Louis’ Medium Security Institution, known as the Workhouse, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to city officials. A spokesman for Mayor Lyda Krewson said this is the first ...

It’s not uncommon in Minnesota to see a news story about someone being sentenced to “the workhouse.” But what is a workhouse? It turns out Minnesota is one of the only states still using this term, ...

ST. LOUIS — Three trespassers had to be rescued by police Thursday night after accidentally locking themselves in a jail cell inside a shuttered city jail. St. Louis police spokesperson Sgt. Charles ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Jae Shepherd with Action STL, right, leads a June 17 protest demanding the city shut down its Medium Security Institution, known ...

ST. LOUIS — Thousands of people detained at a former city jail could get compensation soon. On Tuesday, the legal advocacy organization, ArchCity Defenders filed a motion in federal court for a ...