A group of about two dozen people gathered at the City Workhouse to demonstrate solidarity with an ongoing nationwide prison strike.

Chris Bergh, 35, who helped organize the rally on Sunday, said the City Workhouse, officially the Medium Security Institution, was a fitting place to band with the nationwide strike and have a discussion about prison reform.

"There are deplorable conditions here," Bergh said. Allegations of unsanitary conditions and abuse from guards continue to circulate about the facility. The Post-Dispatch reported no black mold, rodents or insect infestations were seen during a tour in March in response to complaints about the conditions inside the facility at 7600 Hall Street.

As far as Bergh knew, no one at the Workhouse was striking.