Justice Department Investigates Conditions in DC Jails After Alleged Civil Rights Violations
The civil probe will examine allegations of rodents, insects, excessive force and inadequate care at the jail since 2021, the Justice Department said.
- On Monday, the Justice Department notified Mayor Muriel Bowser that it is launching an investigation into the Washington Department of Corrections to determine whether the facility violates prisoners' constitutional rights.
- The investigation follows a class-action lawsuit filed last week by six current and former inmates alleging they found dead mice and cockroaches in their food served at the jail.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon stated, "The Constitution protects the rights of every incarcerated American," as the DOJ examines allegations of excessive force, inadequate medical care, and malnutrition.
- In 2021, the Marshals Service transferred roughly 400 inmates after inspections revealed unacceptable living conditions, and the facility was the subject of a 2016 Reason cover story, "How Not to Build a Jail."
- Under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, the Justice Department will determine if the facility "engages in a pattern or practice of violating the constitutional rights of inmates," and officials have urged the public to provide information.
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