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Stubblefield speaks
5:28 pm
Tue October 25, 2011

Stubblefield speaks on jails for first time since suspension

Credit (Rachel Lippmann/St. Louis Public Radio)
A Tuesday hearing of the public safety committee was the first time suspended corrections commissioner Gene Stubblefield (L) answered questions about recent jail breaks. His attorney, Sherrie Schroder, is at right.

The highest-ranking city official to face discipline so far for problems at the St. Louis jails spent four hours under oath today, giving his perspective on the situation that led to four escapes in 15 months.

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Jail escapes testimony
5:01 pm
Mon October 17, 2011

Committee grills Bryson on jail staffing, budget

Credit (Rachel Lippmann/St. Louis Public Radio)
Charles Bryson testifies under oath in front of the Public Safety Committee of the Board of Aldermen on Oct. 17, 2011.

The head of the public safety department of the city of St. Louis spent nearly two hours on the hot seat today, facing questions under oath about the management of the two jails under his control.

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