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Samuel Hayes Jr. Remembered and Demanding Justice | St. Louis News
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A year after Samuel Hayes Jr.’s tragic death in St. Louis City Jail, his family gathered for a balloon release and a powerful vow: they’ll keep showing up until justice is served. His mother, Anita Washington, leads the charge in a wrongful-death lawsuit, demanding accountability as the jail faces years of leadership crises and staffing shortages. With a billboard memorial and chants of “Long live Sam Hayes,” the community honors a devoted dad and top student who died at 31 — one of 22 people who’ve died in city jail custody since 2020.
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