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Janis Mensah, the former vice chair of St. Louis’ Detention Facilities Oversight Board, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at St. Louis Public Radio’s headquarters in the city’s Grand Center neighborhood.
Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
Mensah, the former vice-chair of the city's Detention Facilities Oversight Board, faces resisting arrest and trespassing charges and claims they were beaten unconscious by police while waiting to access the St. Louis City Justice Center in August 2023. A jury trial is tentatively scheduled for May 12.