The Workhouse: How to Close a Jail

How do you close a jail that’s as old as your city? Step one: gather your people. In the final episode of this series from St. Louis, we’re talking to the politicians, disruptors, and rabble-rousers who joined Inez’s fight to close the Workhouse. Here’s how they did it, and how you can do it, too. Want to close the jail or pre-trial detention center in your town? Learn more HERE. And check out the Bail Project’s resources on bail reform HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Workhouse: How to Close a Jail is an episode from Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America by Ben & Jerry's and Vox Creative.

This episode is 25:02 long.

This episode was published on Jul 24, 2024.

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