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St. Louis County leaders are warning of a potential healthcare crisis at the county jail after the council delayed a $2.8 million funding bill.

The move from the county council comes hours after County Executive Sam Page and Public Health Director Dr. Kanika Cunningham said the jail would face a health crisis.

Jail and health department leaders said if the funding isn’t passed, it would mean things like less access to medications, stopping opioid treatments, and more police officers having to drive detainees for medical screenings.

Earlier in the day, Council Chair Rita Heard Days who co-sponsored the bill said she planned to pass it Tuesday. Days held it because Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, the council department liaison for the Department of Public Health, hadn’t had a meeting with Cunningham yet.

Full story here: https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-06-17/st-louis-county-jail-funding-delayed-county-executive-says-jail-headed-toward-medical-emergency

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