This is actually the first appropriate thing I’ve heard them do since #Trump retook office.
The #DOJ on Monday announced a federal investigation into whether conditions in the #DC #jail violate the #Constitution.
“The Justice Department will investigate whether D.C. DOC engages in a pattern or practice of violating prisoners’ & detainees’ constitutional rights,” the DOJ said in a news release.
#law #HumanRights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/10/19/doj-announces-investigation-into-whether-dc-jail-conditions-violate-constitution/
…The #DOJ said it received numerous allegations about conditions in #DC #DOC facilities, including failing to protect inmates from use of #ExcessiveForce, failing to provide adequate #medical care & #safe & #sanitary physical conditions of confinement, & failing to provide adequate #nutrition.
The investigation comes after WaPo wrote about inmates who filed a class-action lawsuit against the city Thurs….The suit alleges that the #jail repeatedly fed inmates food containing mice & insects.
I suspect they're using the investigation as an opportunity to bash DC government and extend federal control over day to day operations there.
We'll see how appropriate it is in the end.
