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The case seeks immediate relief for unconstitutional conditions for all 1,600-plus individuals housed at the jail and its adjacent custodial treatment facility.
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.
The House Oversight Committee voted the D.C. Statehood bill out of committee. The bill now goes for a full vote in the House.
