St. Louis City’s Medium Security Institution, infamously known as “the Workhouse,” has operated on Hall Street since 1966. It is no secret that there are problems with this institution. In recent ...

There are a lot of challenges facing the City of St. Louis, from crime, to affordable housing, economic development and more. While there are many daunting challenges facing our city, there is one ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Mayor’s Office is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – A plan to demolish the former ...

ST. LOUIS — Advocates who fought for the St. Louis Workhouse to be torn down are celebrating a milestone. Demolition began Tuesday morning at the former Medium Security Institution, commonly known as ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Demolition of the former Medium ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Demolition of the former Medium ...

Over 1,000 women ended up in a Dutch state workhouse between 1886 and 1934. This was a place for vagrants, beggars and drunkards: people who were said to be too lazy to work. Who were the women who ...