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On Saturday, incarcerated people at the City Justice Center in St. Louis protested COVID-19 conditions.
It’s our responsibility to listen and address the harmful and unacceptable ways incarcerated people are treated in jails. (1/3) https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/activists-say-uprising-at-city-jail-facility-was-a-protest-of-inhumane-conditions/article_12f71ce1-fc12-51d9-962f-d86781c342cc.html
It’s our responsibility to listen and address the harmful and unacceptable ways incarcerated people are treated in jails. (1/3) https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/activists-say-uprising-at-city-jail-facility-was-a-protest-of-inhumane-conditions/article_12f71ce1-fc12-51d9-962f-d86781c342cc.html
The events were the *third* outcry since Dec. and a natural response to months of neglect and human rights violations. After reports of poor health, unsafe conditions and a lack of protocols to stop the spread of #COVID, the focus must be the safety of imprisoned people. (2/3)
I am pleased that rather than focusing on prosecuting the protestors, @StLouisCityCA Kim Gardner has decided to launch an investigation into the conditions that led to the protests.
This is exactly how prosecutors should be using their power.
This is exactly how prosecutors should be using their power.
