Doug Burris

The St. Louis City Justice Center on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Another detainee at St. Louis’ City Justice Center has died

Kate Grumke

The inmate was found unresponsive after being treated for suspected seizures one day before the death. The City Justice Center has had three times as many deaths as similar jails in Kansas City and St. Louis County since 2020.

From left: Darnell Collier, 31, Brandon Jones Sr., 37, and Caylen Gordon, 31, react as another detainee speaks about his experience working with the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment at the City Justice Center on Friday, March 21, 2025, in downtown St. Louis.

Law & Order

Prison to Prosperity initiative revamped at St. Louis City Justice Center

Lacretia Wimbley

The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment relaunched its program to help city jail detainees prepare to make careers in growing industries once released.

Doug Burris, St. Louis’ interim Commissioner of Corrections, on Monday, March 10, 2025, at St. Louis Public Radio in the city’s Grand Center neighborhood.

Government, Politics & Issues

Doug Burris plans to lead St. Louis City Justice Center with 'empathy'

Lacretia Wimbley

Interim Commissioner Doug Burris sat down with STLPR reporter Lacretia Wimbley to discuss how he’s navigating his new role amid public scrutiny and pending lawsuits against the St. Louis City Justice Center.

Doug Burris, former St. Louis County jail director, is introduced as the St. Louis City Justice Center’s interim commissioner during a press conference on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at City Hall in downtown St. Louis.

News Briefs

St. Louis mayor appoints Doug Burris as interim commissioner at City Justice Center

Lacretia Wimbley

The former St. Louis County jail director has been tasked with implementing some of the recommendations from his assessment report in the first 60 days of his tenure.