Demolition began Tuesday morning at the former Medium Security Institution, commonly known as the Workhouse. City leaders and groups in support of the demolition, including Close the Workhouse and ...

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 ...

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, came to St. Louis on Wednesday, June 12 to promote the company’s national campaign — to Close the Workhouse and transform the criminal justice system.

As the city delivers massive air conditioners to the St. Louis Workhouse, one man who spent last week's wave of heat there says it's too little too late for him. He said heat isn't the only problem.

For years, human rights advocates have warned that conditions at the St. Louis Medium Security Institution, also known as the City Workhouse, are unacceptable verging on Dickensian: violence, mold, ...