Tammy Ross

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department referred the February incident to the FBI for investigation.

The 43-year-old woman was in custody of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in its prisoner processing unit at the St. Louis City Justice Center when the incident occurred.

Looking back, Burris says he wishes he had formed partnerships sooner and expressed pride in serving his staff amid challenging conditions at the jail.

Outgoing Commissioner Doug Burris speaks highly of Ross despite controversy and leaves a staff of nearly 100 correctional officers at the troubled St. Louis Justice Center, where 20 detainees have died in custody since 2020.

We read his 158-page response to the quo warranto so you don’t have to.

A dead body left for hours and juvenile detainees mixed with adults: Leaked records reveal how St. Louis’ jail saw an alleged crisis just before its top leader was forced out.

The first six months of St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s term have found the department in controversy. He's now facing removal efforts by Missouri’s Republican attorney general.

A facility built for progress reflects "decades of neglect" and the city’s deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic dysfunction.

Reports of a sexual assault in the jail led to an incident in February during which St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery ordered the jail’s acting commissioner, Tammy Ross, to be handcuffed.

The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment relaunched its program to help city jail detainees prepare to make careers in growing industries once released.