ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4)—Demolition has begun on the Medium Security Institution, known as the Workhouse, in St. Louis. “The Workhouse is not and was not fit for human beings.

ST. LOUIS — Demolition of the former Medium Security Institution, colloquially known as the Workhouse, will begin by the end of the year. Demolition of most buildings at the now-vacant jail will ...

Tuesday morning, demolition machines went up, as the medium security institution, known as the Workhouse, goes down. The demolition has been going on for more than a month. As parts rest in rubble ...

ALL FOR LIBERTY: The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion of 1849 ... writer to ever rail against the morals of a slaveholding society. In fact, it is Adams who offers key evidence on the rebellion.