Justice System Partners
- Racial Equity in St. Louis Jail- Pioneering study funded by the MacArthur Foundation-
The study team works with jail administrators, program staff and contractors, corrections officers, jail residents and former residents to review policies, procedures, and data on the culture of the jail. Researchers have hopes that this project will produce practices and policy innovations that could be replicated across the criminal justice system.
Dr. Beth Huebner
Dr. Beth Huebner
- “Tap in Center”-
The center, which is part of a national effort to lower jail populations in jurisdictions across the country as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC), aids in responding to concerns raised by the Department of Justice (DOJ) about racial injustice related to municipal court practices in its 2015 investigation into the Ferguson Police Department—which is located in the northern part of St. Louis County.
