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St. Louis Lockups Violate Constitutional Rights, ACLU Asserts
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2011
by Mark Wilson
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2011, page 12
A troubling investigative report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM) has exposed a culture of abuse, corruption and cover-ups at the City Justice Center and the Medium Security Institution in St. Louis (CJC/MSI).
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
CMS,
Guard Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Retaliation against Staff,
Whistleblowing,
HIV/AIDS,
Medication,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Respiratory,
Contagious Disease -- Misc.,
Conditions of Confinement,
Totality of Conditions,
Overcrowding,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Failure to Train/Supervise,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Suicides.
Location:
Missouri.
The most damning evidence came from six current and former guards whose identities ...
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