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Public Defender Service and ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Stimulus Shortchanges D.C. by $750 Million

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Groups Sue Bureau of Prisons and District for Endangering Residents at Hope Village Halfway House

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Civil Rights Groups Sue Hope Village, Inc., Bureau of Prisons, and the District of Columbia for Endangering Prisoners at DC Halfway House During COVID-19 Pandemic

Unsanitary conditions and disregard of CDC guidelines put residents and staff at high risk of illness of COVID-19 infection.

April 2, 2020

Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic

The case seeks immediate relief for unconstitutional conditions for all 1,600-plus individuals housed at the jail and its adjacent custodial treatment facility.

March 30, 2020

COVID-19 Stimulus Shortchanges D.C. by $750 Million

The stimulus package forces the District to share $3 billion with five U.S. territories. D.C. will receive approximately $500 million, while all the states are set to receive $1.25 billion each.

March 27, 2020

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