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A brief #STLJailsCrisis timeline:
November 2017: James Cody & other people detained in the Workhouse pretrial file a federal lawsuit against #STLCity alleging inhumane conditions at the Workhouse. Still pending.
April 2018: @CLOSEWorkhouse campaign starts to #closetheWorkhouse
September 2018 & January 2019: @CLOSEWorkhouse publishes two reports on the history of the Workhouse, problems with money bail, pretrial detention & the need for #STL to reimagine public safety. archcitydefenders.org/our-impact/clo…
January 2019: David Dixon sues #STLCity for an unlawful money bail system w/ ACD, @adv_project, @CivRightsCorps & @GeorgetownICAP in his corner.
June 2019: Federal judge in the Dixon case grants a preliminary injunction, orders people detained to get another bail hearing.
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