D.C. JaIl inmates grapple with jury trial suspension, face 'indefinite detention'
“There are people being held in cages — you know, in cells for 23 hours a day — and I think they have a right to know when they’re going to have their day in court,” defense lawyer Carrie Weletz, who is representing Mr. Sharps in an appeal, told The Washington Times. The 23-hour cell confinement is part of the D.C. Jail’s effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. “With that hour [outside the cell], they can choose things, right?” Ms. Weletz said. “My clients frequently choose not to shower because that’s their time of the day to stand in line to get a phone call wit...
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