The Physical Panopticon

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department hardware, shown as counts. Each dot is one license plate reader (379).

630fixed cameras

379plate readers

$61.2Mmunicipal fines & fees, St. Louis City & County, 2013

4.1 : 1Black to white incarceration rate, City, 2016 (5.3 vs 1.3 per 1,000)

6.26 sq migunshot detection, about 10% of the city, 2024

Figures: City of St. Louis 2024 Surveillance Technology Report; Better Together (2014); City Equity Indicators. Each figure has its own year and area.

The New Cage

Corporate indemnity and MDM hijacking

From the Workhouse to the handset: the Workhouse was a physical detention; unauthorized device management is described as a digital one. Individuals report phones enrolled in management software they never approved, with locked settings and blocked banking apps.

Mo. RSMo 569.09518 U.S.C. 1030

The device reports come from personal accounts and a lawyer Q&A thread, not verified cases. See sources in the full compendium.