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‘Workhouse’ Trespassers Call 911 For Help After Locking Themselves In Cell
ST. LOUIS — Three trespassers had to be rescued by police Thursday night after accidentally locking them- selves in a jail cell inside a shuttered city jail.
St. Louis police spokesperson Sgt. Charles Wall said officers responded to the Medium Security Institution, collo- quially known as the "Workhouse," after the three men called 911 for help.
Police helped free the men from a cell and then arrested them.
Wall said the men face possible charges for prop- erty damage, bur- glary and stealing. An investigation is ongoing.
The jail, located at 7600 Hall Street, has sat empty for more than a year. The last inmates were moved out in May 2022, about a year after St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones announced it
would close amid allegations of inhumane condi- tions.
A steering com- mittee overseeing the facility's future has been tasked with narrowing down new uses for the site to rec- ommend to city leaders.
The results of a community survey were released in August, and the committee is plan- ning a second survey to further narrow down the choices.
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