St. Louis’ Division of Corrections has a new commissioner whose priorities include updating the facility’s use-of-force policy and increasing public transparency at the St. Louis City Justice Center.
Nate Hayward began in the position on Sept. 16 and has 32 years of experience working in corrections in St. Louis County. A New Jersey native, he previously served as deputy director of security at St. Louis County Justice Services, overseeing the facility’s daily operations, including the health and safety of roughly 1,200 people detained there.
The city jail on South Tucker Boulevard in downtown St. Louis has been riddled with internal problems and controversy for years, but the new commissioner says that after helping to reduce use of force by guards at the county jail, he plans to do the same in the city…