"Nearly two dozen were held in custody for more than 20 days...Teens who were detained alone were sent to Christian youth shelters in Michigan, which made it hard for their families to find them. And nearly half of the children detained have since left the country." sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Almost 2 years later, the officer who killed the teen remains on desk duty...
... In a statement, [a police spokesman] acknowledged the information police released to the public immediately after the shooting "was not consistent with the actual events."
"At the time of the shooting, police said the teen pointed a gun at police when the officer fired.
But the video shows the teen had nothing in his hands and he was turned away from the officer when he was shot. Emeshyon appeared to die seconds after being hit."
Advocates say ICE uses strategies in the St. Louis area different from those used in parts of rural Missouri.
“We have a really extensive police-to-ICE pipeline that is serving to funnel thousands of Missourians into the detention and deportation machine,” said Ashrei Foundation director Sara Ruiz.
Of the ~2,500 ICE arrests in Missouri since Trump took office, "About 30 were younger than 18, including a boy under 3.The oldest person deported was an Irish woman in her 80s," reports Luke Nozicka.
Police raided 36 units on April 2, seizing 10 guns [and] various drugs. Police said the apartments were unsafe, w/at least 2 shootings in the past 3 months.
Police said they recently learned that the owner has been out of the country. Some residents say they haven’t heard from the owner in a year.
Very distressing situation with St. Louis apartment residents kicked out on a day's notice, reported and 📷 by Lacretia Wimbley.
"Some residents, including 48-year-old Angel Shorter, said they received no prior warning. She was previously unhoused and has lived at the complex for a year."
"Missouri Department of Corrections officials estimate the changes to parole eligibility in the bill could fill the state’s prisons by July 2029 or earlier — potentially requiring the construction of a new maximum security prison at a cost of $825 million."
www.senate.mo.gov/FiscalNotes/...
Rep. David Tyson Smith [said] the bill reverses hard-won criminal justice reforms state lawmakers passed after the 2020 killing of George Floyd by law enforcement officers.
“It was not properly vetted...It was rushed through. And it’s a major rollback of the criminal justice reform we’ve seen."
Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law on Tuesday legislation that removes possible legal barriers for pregnant women seeking a divorce.
Kehoe also signed a vast criminal justice bill and anti-sex trafficking legislation:
Election results: One week after Festus leaders approved a deeply controversial $6 billion data center plan in Jefferson County, voters removed all four incumbent city council members up for re-election.
New documents show St. Louis' tornado recovery slowed as "officials waited for clear marching orders from federal and state partners... a federal agency denied assistance that would have sped up the process.
Who is most at fault for the wasted time is not clear."
@kgrumke.bsky.social reports:
"The district has faced increased scrutiny for the lack of transparency around a payout of about $230,000 to Mike Dominguez, a former superintendent who was hired and then later dismissed right before the start of this school year."
(via @hiba-ahmad.bsky.social)
Want to check on pothole fixes? There’s now a St. Louis website for that.
CityStat measures the completion of city services including tree removals, refuse collection and pothole and water main repairs.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is suing a Kansas City company over its manufacture and sale of a kratom product that she said is similar to opioids.
The suit alleges CBD American Shaman failed to properly disclose the effects of the drug.
"Paper bullets"
That's how two women described writing their criticism of the Nazi war effort while living on Jersey, the small island in the English Channel that became the only British territory occupied by Germany during World War II.
Fascinating story from STLPR's Jeremy Goodwin .
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Prewitt entered prison in 1986, at age 36 and a mother of 5. It wasn't until 2024, a few days before Christmas, that Gov. Mike Parson finally acted, commuting her sentence.
She was 75. At the time of her release, her 38 years in prison made her Missouri's longest serving prisoner.
10 years ago, I covered the "Rally for Patty." It featured the daughter of Patty Prewitt begging Missouri's governor to free her mom.
Patty attended as a projected image.
Two weeks ago, I had the chance to see Patty and Jane again -- this time, in person.
www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...
How did Kansas' experience with a voter ID law go?
"The results weren’t great.
A federal judge struck down the law. It was found to have blocked tens of thousands of eligible voters from registering.
It caught fewer than 30 noncitizens trying to do the same."
(via @nytimes.com gift link)
A shoplifting charge had gotten onto Namegni’s record, despite never being charged with such crime. The misattributed charge has since been removed from her record, but it doesn’t seem to matter.
She’s stuck in the Phelps County jail.
(via @ryankrull.bsky.social @stlmag.bsky.social)
6/ Pregnancy is the only condition where Florida courts have ruled that a mentally competent patient can be forced to undergo unwanted treatment.
It’s rooted in the concept of fetal personhood: that a fetus has equal and, in some cases, more rights than the woman sustaining it.
More great reporting from Andrea, AND some really incredible drone shots from @kgrumke.bsky.social on demolitions today of two tornado-damaged homes in St. Louis.
The demos are "a test case before the city starts to ramp up recovery work."
“I slept on the floor for a couple of days until one of the ladies went home. I took her bunk, and then a couple of weeks later they pushed us all into a bigger cell, and I didn't have a place to sleep because it was crowded.”
An inside look, and great reporting, by @drebjournalist.bsky.social
Ushma Michel, a former correctional officer at the St. Louis County jail, says that some nurses and guards simply don’t care and intentionally neglect jail residents.
She believes true change won’t happen until the administration is overhauled.
The Code Blue plan was intended to coordinate and standardize services for people experiencing homelessness during cold weather.
Officials and service providers say the increased funding from the city to stand up extra beds and services made a difference.
Some residents say the goal of the criminal legal system is to fully reintegrate formerly incarcerated people into society, but if they cannot vote after they're released, then that goal is moot.
But a new Missouri bill could restore voting rights to people on probation or parole.
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "The deportations need to continue and we also need to expand the category of people who can be denaturalized and sent home"
