Cancel anytime. Crews begin the demolition of the Medium Security Institution known as the Workhouse on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in St. Louis. The jail was closed in June 2022. ST. LOUIS — Mayor ...

Advocates who fought for the St. Louis Workhouse to be torn down are celebrating a milestone. Demolition began Tuesday morning at the former Medium Security Institution, commonly known as the ...

This pushed her to end inhumane conditions. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones added details about those conditions: "Workhouse survivors tell horrible stories of suffering through temperatures as ...

The city of St. Louis on Tuesday began demolition of the former jail known as the workhouse. The city of St. Louis on Tuesday began demolition of the former jail known as the workhouse.

Demolition began at the Medium Security Institution, the city jail commonly known as the workhouse, in the North Riverfront neighborhood on March 18, 2025 with a speech beforehand by St. Louis ...

Ashley Swip was honored as the 2015 Remarkable Woman for Fox 2 and St. Louis 11, celebrated for her work as the founder of Three Little Birds 4 Life. The non-profit organization, inspired by Swip ...

ST. LOUIS – The women’s portion of the former Workhouse Jail in north St. Louis was demolished Tuesday morning after several delays. The demolition follows years of campaigning by St. Louis ...