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The court found the D.C. Department of Corrections was aware of the risks to individuals incarcerated, but disregarded it.
According to the lawsuit, the crowded conditions at Hope Village presented a serious health risk to the returning citizens in the time of pandemic.
Conditions at D.C.'s public psychiatric hospital have declined since the outbreak of COVID-19.
The D.C. Jail reported its first death to COVID-19 today.
Unsanitary conditions and disregard of CDC guidelines put residents and staff at high risk of illness of COVID-19 infection.
The case seeks immediate relief for unconstitutional conditions for all 1,600-plus individuals housed at the jail and its adjacent custodial treatment facility.