Press Release: Norton Gets Assurances from U.S. Marshals Service that D.C. Inmates in Superior Court Protected During Coronavirus
April 3, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today received a response from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to her letter expressing concerns that inmates were possibly not well protected against the coronavirus while making appearances at the District of Columbia. Superior Court. In its response, USMS assured Norton that inmates are screened before being brought to court, that inmates and USMS staff have adequate supplies to e protect them from the coronavirus, that inmate restraints were not being used more than once before being cleaned and that staff are practicing social distancing.
“We appreciate the response of the U.S. Marshals Service, which protects the D.C. Superior Court and enforces its orders, to my inquiry, with assurances concerning coronavirus exposure of inmates and personnel at the Superior Court,” Norton said. “We will continue to monitor and work with the Marshals and the Superior Court to ensure they have whatever is necessary to protect everyone involved in the justice system.”
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