The sound of metal meeting metal was a long-sought victory for activists who began calling for the closure of the old St.

Mayor Tishaura Jones moments before calling activists up to begin the demolition of the workhouse, said the beginning of the ...

The demolition follows years of campaigning by St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and activists to close the Medium Security ...

Demolition began at the Medium Security Institution, the city jail commonly known as the workhouse, in the North Riverfront ...

The Workhouse is not and was not fit for human beings. Now, we make sure that no human being will be detained in this ...

The city of St. Louis on Tuesday began demolition of the former jail known as the workhouse.

In researching the site, Noel found a newspaper report dated 5 June 1886, with the headline ‘Strange Death Of A Child At ...

Gambling, keeping a disorderly house, accessory to illegal marriage and drunkenness were just some of the crimes committed by ...

PALESTINIANS in Gaza and the West Bank have been forced to live a dreadful life amid the intermittent horrors of bombings and ...