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The federal court system has ordered D.C.’s Department of Corrections to make changes to jail protocol when it comes to the coronavirus.

In celebration of Juneteeth, one group is joining dozens of planned marches to raise awareness to the needs of the black community in D.C., particularly police reform and evictions.

New Senate legislation, proposed in the wake of widespread protests across the region, would take away the president’s authority to federalize D.C. police and control the District’s National Guard.

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission has completed investigations into several recent safety incidents, including the crash of two Metro trains outside of the Farragut West station after midnight on October 7, 2019.

Juneteenth in the District has long been a day of reflection, rallies and celebration.

The Metro train operator responsible for an after-hours crash in October that caused an estimated $12 million of damage had a lengthy record of violations and incidents, including an 18-month suspension for a 2006 crash and a derailment in…

A judge ordered District and federal authorities Thursday to plan to reduce the number of inmates in the D.C. jail system, finding officials have shown “deliberate indifference” to the health of nearly 1,300 prisoners amid the coronavirus…

A U.S. District judge on Thursday ordered changes at the D.C. Jail to protect inmates from the coronavirus. The ACLU of D.C. and the Public Defender Service had filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Corrections on behalf…

Federal judge says inmates are likely to prove "deliberate indifference" by DC Department of Corrections in how it handled the spread of coronavirus behind bars.