More St. Louisans Are Avoiding Jail by “Tapping in” Instead
May 4, 2025

There’s a street expression in St. Louis: Tap in with me. It’s an invitation. It means, “Come talk to me, we’ll figure it out.” 


Hence the name of a legal phenomenon spreading across the metro region: the tap-in center. It’s a weekly window of opportunity in which folks who missed a court date for a low-level offense and thus face an arrest warrant can simply get a new court date by calling or meeting with coordinators—without fear of being jailed in the process.


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