Why the St. Louis Jail Reflects City’s Deepest Struggles
The St. Louis City Justice Center was supposed to make things better. Forty-five people in custody have died since the ...
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Have Questions About the Justice System in St. Louis? Ask Us.
Filed 6:00 a.m. EST 02.11.2025 Your input helps us decide what issues The Marshall Project - St. Louis should dig ...
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This Motivational Speaker Faced Down the Toughest Crowd: Fellow Lifers
By Bobby Bostic Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Sign up to receive “Life ...
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Missouri teen dies after mom allegedly gave her lethal fentanyl pill to treat toothache
A Missouri mother has been charged with the death of her teen daughter, who she allegedly gave a lethal dose of fentanyl ...
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Life Inside, Remixed: How I Found Peace in the Prison Garden
While serving a 241-year prison sentence for armed robberies he participated in at age 16, Bobby Bostic signed up for ...
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My dad murdered my mom then killed himself — now I’m turning it into a TikTok story about hope
Kait Granger remembers telling her mom she loved her for the last time. It was December 8, 2019, when Granger ...
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How Prosecutors Like Missouri’s Attorney General Try to Maintain Wrongful Convictions
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this ...
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Missouri groom shot in the head in front of family during St. Louis wedding reception in backyard
A Missouri couple’s wedding night spiraled into a nightmare after masked gunmen stormed into their backyard reception and shot the ...
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Who suffers from defunding the police? This blue city has over 1,000 unsolved murders
Police in St. Louis, Missouri, have been battling stiff budget cuts and severe staff shortages in the wake of the defund ...
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5 Takeaways From Our Series on St. Louis Homicide Investigations
By Rachel Lippmann, St. Louis Public Radio; Tom Scheck and Jennifer Lu, APM Reports From 2014 through 2020, St. Louis ...
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