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Public defenders are calling for the release of all D.C. Jail inmates after a surprise inspection that uncovered abuse and unsanitary conditions prompted the U.S. Marshals Service to remove nearly 400 prisoners. ....
Nearly 400 inmates at the D.C. Jail will be moved to a different correctional facility after a surprise inspection by the U.S. Marshals Service uncovered substandard conditions, officials said Tuesday. ....
If a politician holding public office can end up in a jail cell, why can't an inmate take the opposite journey from locked away behind bars to out in front, leading a community? It's an audacious question that five inmates at the D.C. Jail in the District's Ward 7 are asking by running for elected office while still incarcerated. ....