Thomas Harvey

The city of Ferguson says it plans to keep prosecuting about 1,500 municipal court cases that attorneys filed before 2014 — a decision that bothers…

Since Thomas Harvey helped start ArchCity Defenders in 2009, he has delivered legal representation to homeless and working poor people throughout St.…

Florissant has become the 16th north St. Louis County municipality to face a federal lawsuit for jailing defendants simply because they couldn't pay a…

Quinton Thomas saw firsthand what the criminal justice system looked like in St. Louis County municipalities. And what he witnessed wasn’t pretty.The…

For Emily Davis, the future of Ferguson will come down to attitude.Davis is part of the Ferguson Collaborative, a group of people who live, work and pray…

Ferguson announced alterations to its embattled municipal court, including recalling warrants and providing alternative punishments.The moves come as a…

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson has proposed a new way to rank judges on gun crimes, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce announced that the…

In the limbo between Michael Brown’s death and the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the state of the Ferguson Police Department became…

Since the unrest in Ferguson began in early August, curbing the power of municipal courts has become a focal point for policymakers from across the…

In 2013, the municipal court in Ferguson issued 32,975 arrest warrants for nonviolent offenses, mostly driving violations, according to documents filed…