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Former St. Louis corrections commissioner sues for discrimination

Rachel Lippmann — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:02:49 +0000

Updated at 1:00 p.m. with comments from the city.

The former corrections commissioner for the city of St. Louis has sued over his firing, claiming it was racially motivated.

Gene Stubblefield filed the suit today. He was fired Dec. 11, a decision upheld last month by the city's Civil Service Commission, whose members are the plaintiffs.

City commission upholds firing of former St. Louis jail official

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:26:03 +0000

The St. Louis city Civil Service Commission has upheld the dismissal of former city corrections commissioner Gene Stubblefield.

Morning headlines - Monday, June 18 2012

The Associated Press, Tim Lloyd and Illinois Public Radio — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:23:43 +0000

Guards charged with assault for inmate fight

Two guards at the medium security jail in St. Louis City are facing burglary and assault charges for allegedly arranging to have one inmate at the workhouse beat up another.

ACLU files suit against city of St. Louis over jail records

The Associated Press — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:01:53 +0000

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against the city of St. Louis, asking a judge to make the city turn over jail records related to inmate grievances.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the suit filed Wednesday accuses the city's corrections division of ignoring repeated requests over the past four months for records under the Missouri Sunshine Law.

The suit seeks an injunction forcing release of the records. It also asks the judge to find the city in violation of the law and to impose civil penalties.

St. Louis County jail roof needs $394,000 in repairs

Rachel Lippmann — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:41:11 +0000

The St. Louis County Public Works department is asking the County Council for permission to use more than $394,000 in unspent funds to make emergency repairs to the roof of the county jail.

Public works spokesman David Wrone says a hailstorm last spring punched pin-sized holes in the membrane of the roof. Resulting water leaks damaged mechanical and electrical equipment, as well as left some day rooms and cells on the 8th floor unusable.