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Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

New D.C. Jails Reporting Hotline

Local advocacy group DC Justice Lab has launched a telephone hotline for reporting conditions at the Jail. Their stated purpose for the hotline is “to give people currently experiencing those conditions …

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Posted on October 11, 2022October 6, 2022

ARTICLE: D.C.’s Prison Oversight Efforts Have Become a ‘Total Sham.’

The Washington City Paper recently published an article regarding oversight of D.C. residents housed in the federal Bureau of Prison’s system. The article, titled D.C.’s Prison Oversight Efforts Have Become …

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Posted on May 27, 2022May 26, 2022

DC Advocacy group, More Than Our Crimes, featured in DCIST article

More Than Our Crimes, a group who advocates for individuals convicted of violent crimes who deserve a second chance, has been featured in an article published by the DCIST. The …

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Posted on May 13, 2022May 26, 2022

House Committee Passes Bill Requiring Federal Bureau of Prisons to Provide Information to D.C. on Returning Citizens

A bill introduced by Rep. Elenor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) was passed by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The bill, if passed into law, would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons …

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Posted on February 11, 2022

Incarcerated D.C. resident publishes article in Politico on the failure of prison lockdowns

Robert Barton is a D.C. resident serving a sentence of 30 years to life, currently at the U.S. penitentiary in Coleman, Florida, which is in lockdown. He submitted an op-ed …

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Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

DC Public Defender Service Files Lawsuit Against BOP Alleging Unequal Treatment

DCIST.com has reported that the Public Defender Service for D.C. has filed a class action lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons, arguing that people from D.C. are treated unfairly …

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Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022

Time Magazine Weighs in on DC Dept. of Corrections Issues

The ongoing problems with the DC Department of Corrections has attracted high-level national media attention. Time magazine this week published an article titled The Crisis at the D.C. Jail Began …

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Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022

DC Dept. of Corrections: Director Booth out, New Director Faust in

As reported in the DCist and elsewhere, District Mayor Muriel Bowser has named former Dept. of Corrections Director Tom Faust (2011 to2016) to take over running the department. He replaces …

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Posted on December 4, 2021

A Solution for Replacing the DC Jail?

Shelley Broderick, chair of the District Task Force on Jails & Justice (more), published an opinion piece in the Washington Post, titled Opinion: We have a plan to close the …

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Posted on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

DC Attorney General Opinion Piece on DC Jail Conditions

DC Attorney General Karl Racine voiced his opinion’s regarding the conditions in the Jail in a piece recently published in the Washington Post. He writes: “Recent reports of squalid conditions …

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  • Washington Post Calls Out D.C. for bungling taking over local control of parole October 27, 2022
  • The new FBI crime report casts further doubts on national crime statistics October 19, 2022
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