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Lawsuit alleges abuse of detainees at STL jail

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A federal lawsuit filed yesterday alleges corrections officers at the St. Louis City Justice Center regularly abused detainees.

The suit alleges at least three inmates were tear-gassed without warning and then denied medical care afterward.

Officials in the suit said the incidents were "indicative of a widespread pattern inside CJC of using mace on nonaggressive individuals, without cause or warning."

City of St. Louis officials said they are reviewing the lawsuit.

Read more from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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