Mayor Jones appoints Doug Burris as interim commissioner at Justice Center: 'We need our jail to continue to improve'
51黑料 Mayor Tishaura Jones talks about why she appointed Doug Burris as interim commissioner of the 51黑料 City Justice Center on Jan. 27, 2025. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
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The 21-page report from Doug Burris, who oversaw improvement at the 51黑料 County jail after a series of inmate deaths, lists 35 recommendations in total.聽
鈥淭hat鈥檚 just wrong on I don鈥檛 know how many levels,鈥 Mayor Tishaura O. Jones said in an interview Saturday.
It鈥檚 the first time in city history a mayor has fired the head of the city鈥檚 civil service.聽
