District Links: Feds begin relocating detainees amid outcry over long-ignored complaints about DC Jail; MLK Library wins national honor; and more

By Chris Kain On Nov 8, 2021 Last updated Nov 8, 2021

The U.S. Marshals Service says it will begin moving about 400 pretrial and sentenced defendants charged with federal crimes out of the DC Jail today, relocating them to a federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania.

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