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Hundreds of demonstrators converged in St. Louis at the local jail workhouse to protest ongoing horrific work and living conditions. In the days prior, inmates asked for help and solidarity and in one viral video, were heard screaming, “Help us!, we ain’t got no AC!” The majority of the facility does not have air conditioning and houses upwards of 800 inmates.

In the lead up to the protest, local officials stated that investigators would step in, however it remains to be seen if these investigations will do anything and improve conditions. The city alderman has announced that emergency AC units will be brought in, but only after large militant demonstrations rocked the facility. The protesters who converged sent a clear message that the facility needed to be shut down, as militants pushed on the fense and clashed with police, while inmates waved their shirts out their windows in support.

The militant demonstrations have pushed the issue and forced those in power to respond by creating a crisis and mobilizing broad popular community support across racial lines in the city.

Shut it down!

Police pushing protesters toward the street#workhouse protest pic.twitter.com/EaozdLZocd — Search4Swag (@search4swag) July 22, 2017

Police moving along fence with protesters, police in helmets lining up behind fence #workhouse #Stlouis pic.twitter.com/vh28gbgksN — Daniel Shular (@xshularx) July 22, 2017

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Hundreds of people out in force against unbearable conditions and heat in jail workhouse in #StLouis. Tearing down the fence. pic.twitter.com/Iq5st6vy7H — It's Going Down (@IGD_News) July 22, 2017

People are raising the fence to go under it. pic.twitter.com/OhMpvnNG0i — Valerie Schremp Hahn ? (@valeriehahn) July 22, 2017

Now climbing the inner fence. They came back down for now. I heard a lady say: "Um, you don't want to go in…" pic.twitter.com/75BiA6XV9d — Valerie Schremp Hahn ? (@valeriehahn) July 22, 2017

At the #Workhouse prison as protesters gather for a planned demonstration tonight in #StLouis pic.twitter.com/3kbtSjJTok — Daniel Shular (@xshularx) July 22, 2017

Back on police beat tonight. Protest about lack of a/c at St. Louis City Medium security jail on Hall St. Inside and outside chanting. pic.twitter.com/jtRmLa08Rb — Valerie Schremp Hahn ? (@valeriehahn) July 22, 2017

Inmates yelling help to the crowd of around 100 protesters outside the #workhouse prison in #stlouis pic.twitter.com/G2nYBgTDZ9 — Daniel Shular (@xshularx) July 22, 2017