Jail Calls Surge After Power Outage | St. Louis News

A power outage at the downtown jail triggered a surge in frantic calls from inmates and families, exposing long-standing failures in communication systems that have plagued the facility for years. With phones malfunctioning, heat and lights out, and inmates struggling to reach lawyers or access medication, the chaos highlights deeper systemic issues—including lawsuits over mental health neglect and inmate deaths. The Better Together Project is now rallying public support to document these problems and push for urgent reforms. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f441ca2484c86292