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Military-Grade Weapons Were Used Against Black Lives Matter Protesters Without Warning in June 2020
“No one should face what I had to face at the D.C. Jail. DOC put my safety and mental health at risk, and I’m glad that other trans people at the Jail will be treated with more dignity."
Court also rules that claim challenging the sexually invasive manner of a 2019 search may proceed
DOC Will Be Subject To Random Inspections By An Independent Expert To Confirm Compliance
“MPD’s blacklist practice is part of a broader pattern of resistance to transparency and public accountability."
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of the District of Columbia today filed a lawsuit on behalf of five medically vulnerable people detained by U.S.