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Action St. Louis — Prosecutor Accountability

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  • Focus Area: Criminal Justice Reform
  • Category: Other Areas
  • Organization Name: Action St. Louis
  • Amount: $65,000

  • Award Date: May 2021

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    Demonstrators at a Close the Workhouse rally, protesting conditions at The Workhouse, a prison in St. Louis. (Photo courtesy of Action St. Louis.)

    Grant investigator: Chloe Cockburn

    This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. Action St. Louis staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.

    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $65,000 to Action St. Louis, via the ArchCity Defenders, to support work on prosecutor accountability in St. Louis. Since 2018, Action St. Louis has led a coalition of 10 organizations working on prosecutor accountability. This grant will support staffing to coordinate program activities such as court watching, data collection, and media projects.

    This falls within our focus area of criminal justice reform.

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