The Bail Project – St. Louis serves people in St. Louis County and in St. Charles incarcerated at the St. Louis County Jail and the St. Charles County Jail. We serve people with cases in the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, St. Louis County Circuit Court, 25th Judicial Circuit Court, and the 11th Judicial Circuit Court systems.
There are 88 municipalities in St. Louis County, most with their own police departments. Municipal courthouses and police departments still rely on punitive practices to fund their budgets. In addition to providing bail assistance, we were part of an effort with ArchCity Defenders, Action St. Louis, and Mission: St. Louis to help close the brutal and deadly Workhouse jail in the city of St. Louis.
Between 1970 and 2018, the pretrial population in St. Louis County increased by eight times its size.
In St. Louis County, Black people are incarcerated at a rate nearly five times higher than white people.
Between 1970 and 2018, the pretrial population in St. Charles County increased by more than five times its size.
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