A woman already on probation for multiple counts of stealing, with additional convictions on her record, is back in jail for orchestrating retail robberies in St. Louis County.

At the St. Louis City Justice Center, people behind bars have complained of going weeks without showers and months without fresh air or direct sunlight. One incarcerated person described how swiftly ...

An inmate at the St. Louis County jail died three days after being found unresponsive in his cell. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, the man was being held on an arrest warrant for ...

John M. Shy, 29, of the Oakville area of St. Louis County, who died at the St. Louis County Justice Center on Feb. 23, 2019, was sent to a hospital two times for stomach pain that day and sent back to ...

Nine new deputies and nine correctional officers have joined the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Gordon Ramsay welcomed the largest group of new deputies sworn in at one time to the ...

ST. LOUIS – A graduation ceremony in downtown St. Louis took place this morning, honoring 16 cadets who have completed training as corrections officers. The newly minted officers will begin their ...

Photo illustration by Marci/The Marshall Project. Source images: Neeta Satam for The Marshall Project; City of St. Louis; Jesse Bogan/The Marshall Project; and Ushma Michel. The St. Louis jails are ...

Both St. Louis city and county have tried to grow their ranks by lowering the minimum age necessary to become a correctional officer. At the county jail, applicants were required to be at least 21 ...