The Workhouse: A Scorpio Walks Into a Jail

Into the Mix

Ben & Jerry's and Vox Creative

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.3 • 537 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Inez Bordeaux needs you to know three things: she’s a mom of four, a Scorpio, and she always gets her lick back. So when a court error sent her life into a seven year tailspin, she came out swinging on the other side, and set her sights on justice. How? By closing the jail that symbolized the system that nearly buried her: The Workhouse. In this three-part series, we’re taking you to St. Louis to meet Inez and the community of activists, lawyers, and politicians that joined together to close a notorious jail that’s almost as old as the city itself. Please take care, as this episode discusses domestic violence. You can learn more about ArchCity Defenders here.

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0:00.0	This is Into the Mix, a Ben and Jerry's podcast about joy and justice, produced with Vox Creative.
0:08.0	I'm Ashley C. Ford.
0:10.1	It's Saturday evening in St. Louis, trivia night.
0:15.2	Give me your name one more time?
0:17.0	Inis.
0:17.9	Oh, Aynes.
0:18.9	It's so close to my name, which is Inaz.
0:21.6	You're at table five.
0:23.6	At the front door of the Old South Broadway Athletic Club,
0:27.6	flanked by bowling tournament trophies and Peewee Soccer League portraits,
0:32.6	Inaz Bordeaux is welcoming new arrivals as they trickle it.
0:36.6	Hello, hello. Do you know your table number?
0:39.3	Yes, we are.
0:40.3	13?
0:41.3	13.
0:42.3	We hope so.
0:44.3	Well, I am table 14, and I just want you all to know that I am actively rooting against you.
0:51.3	And that's okay.
0:53.3	The room is buzzing, and Inez is setting the tone.
0:58.0	Check out, on your table, you have a packet.
1:02.0	Check out all the ACD announcements in your packet.
1:06.0	Also, the first round is in your packet.
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