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Lawsuit exposes horrific conditions in Washington D.C. jail | WSWS.org

May 24, 2023
  • D.C. Policy Center

On May 24, 2023, the D.C. Policy Center’s report, The District of Columbia’s Criminal Justice System under the Revitalization Act, was cited by WSWS:

According to the DC Policy Center, at least 60 percent of the facility’s 1,400 male and female detainees “are awaiting trial, or in other words, have not yet been charged with a crime.”

Read more: Lawsuit exposes horrific conditions in Washington D.C. jail | WSWS.org

Related: The District of Columbia’s Criminal Justice System under the Revitalization Act | D.C. Policy Center

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