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Misty Thomas: COVID-19 is exposing chronic problems with DC’s criminal justice system but also…

Commentary May 1, 2020

It is heartbreaking — and perhaps unsurprising — that the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now 16 times higher for people incarcerated in DC’s jails than in the general District population. That disparity is not acceptable and not…

District government

As COVID-19 outbreak strikes DC Jail, activists expand their push for more substantial corrective…

Will Lennon Apr 7, 2020

As COVID-19 spreads across the District, stakeholders are warning that the coronavirus outbreak within DC Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities could have a detrimental and far-reaching impact not just on its inmate population but…

District government

DC activists raise the alarm about the danger of a COVID-19 outbreak among detained people

Will Lennon Mar 24, 2020

On March 14, nearly two months after the first reported case of the new coronavirus in the United States, activist Taylar Nuevelle went to the DC Superior Court to watch room C-10. There, new detainees are processed after being arrested by…

District government

An exceptions clause in DC Council’s emergency sanctuary city bill gives ICE access to DOC…

Will Lennon Oct 21, 2019

The DC Council unanimously passed emergency legislation earlier this month to patch up weak spots in the District’s "sanctuary city" policies. The new bill forbids officials at the DC Department of Corrections from cooperating with federal…

Councilmember Robert White Works with the Bowser Administration to Improve Support for Returning…

Press Release Apr 15, 2019

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2019 Contact: Rita D. Lewis, Communications Director Councilmember Robert White Works with the BowserAdministration to Improve Support for Returning Citizens Today, At-Large Councilmember Robert…

Mayor Bowser Expands READY Center Services to Returning Citizens from the Federal Bureau of Prisons

Press Release Apr 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Gloria Martinez (MORCA) Olivia Dedner (DMPSJ) Keena Blackmon (DOC) Mayor Bowser Expands READY Center Services to Returning Citizens from the Federal…

NBC4: Widow of Tennessee Hatchet Attack Victim Sues DC Department of Corrections Over…

Editor Apr 9, 2019

The widow of a man killed in a gruesome hatchet attack in Tennessee has filed a wrongful death suit against the D.C. Department of Corrections and a Southeast Washington halfway house.

Tiffany Yang in The Washington Post: A new D.C. jail is a shortsighted solution

Editor Mar 22, 2019

After identifying various abuses endemic to the D.C. Jail, a report issued late last month by the Office of the D.C. Auditor concluded that the “persistence and seriousness” of the facility’s hazardous conditions “clearly point to the need…

DCist: Dept. Of Corrections Says Staffing Levels Partly To Blame For Inmates’ Lack Of Outdoor Time

Editor Mar 6, 2019

Weeks after public outcry that inmates in a D.C. facility weren’t being allowed outdoor recreation time, the D.C. Department of Corrections maintains that it did not do anything improper.

Washington Post: D.C. auditor says city needs a new jail to replace ‘aging and deteriorating’…

Editor Mar 4, 2019

A city auditor outlined poor conditions at the D.C. jail in a report last week while saying the District is in need of a new correctional facility.

DCist: Conditions In The D.C. Jail Are Unsafe And Unsanitary, D.C. Auditor Says

Editor Mar 1, 2019

The D.C. Auditor released a report on Thursday describing deteriorating, unsafe conditions inside the D.C. Jail, and calling for increased maintenance funding for the aging facility.

Statement from Councilmember Charles Allen on DC Auditor Report on DC Jail

Press Release Mar 1, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi Statement from Councilmember Charles Allen on DC Auditor Report on DC Jail Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, issued…

Spoiler Alert: D.C. Needs A New Jail

Press Release Feb 28, 2019

For immediate release Contact: Diane Shinn Spoiler Alert: D.C. Needs A New Jail In the meantime, a new ODCA audit shows that without significant capital funding, the health and safety of inmates and staff are at risk …

DCist: These City Workers Were Told They’d Lose Their Jobs If They Used Medical Marijuana

Editor Feb 27, 2019

According to D.C. government human resources rules first established in 2016, most city employees are allowed to take part in the District’s medical marijuana program.

Washington Informer: D.C. Helps Returning Citizens with READY Assistance

Editor Feb 21, 2019

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has long expressed concern about returning citizens in the District of Columbia, going back to her days as a Ward 4 council member.

DCist: D.C. Inmates Weren’t Allowed Outdoors For Months, Advocates Say

Editor Feb 14, 2019

On Wednesday and Thursday, inmates at the D.C. Correctional Treatment Facility, a medium security institution for men and women next to the D.C. Jail, were let outdoors for the first time in what advocates say is many months. Outside…

Statement from Councilmember Charles Allen on the failure of the Department of Corrections’ to…

Press Release Feb 13, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi Statement from Councilmember Charles Allen on the failure of the Department of Corrections’ to provide outdoor access for some inmates The following statement is from…

Mayor Bowser Launches the READY Center, Connecting Returning Citizens To Housing, Employment, and…

Press Release Feb 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Keena Blackmon (DOC) Mayor Bowser Launches the READY Center, Connecting Returning Citizens To Housing, Employment, and Other Critical Programs …

Marc Schindler in The Post: Youth rehabilitation in D.C.: From controversy to progress

Editor Jan 11, 2019

Two years ago, The Post published the front-page series “Second Chance City” blaming the Youth Rehabilitation Act, a District law that applied to young adults under 22 years old for a number of violent crimes.

Washington Post: D.C. officials say water pressure has been returned to normal at jail housing…

Editor Nov 14, 2018

Water pressure that had been low for the past several days has been restored at the District’s Department of Corrections facility in Southeast Washington, according to a statement from the agency.

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