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Federal Court Orders Immediate Changes for St. Elizabeths Patients Exposed to COVID-19

A federal court ordered the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to isolate patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital who have been exposed to the coronavirus.

April 25, 2020

D.C. Halfway House Lawsuit Results in Successful Emergency Release of Prisoners

A lawyer for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told a federal judge today that approximately 85% of the 120 men who have been locked in crowded conditions in Hope Village will be sent to home confinement.

April 24, 2020

Federal Court Orders Immediate Improvements to Conditions Inside D.C. Jail During COVID-19 Crisis

The court found the D.C. Department of Corrections was aware of the risks to individuals incarcerated, but disregarded it.

April 19, 2020

D.C. Halfway House Lawsuit by Civil Rights Groups Prompts Urgent Action by Bureau of Prisons

According to the lawsuit, the crowded conditions at Hope Village presented a serious health risk to the returning citizens in the time of pandemic.

April 17, 2020

Civil Rights Groups Amend Suit Against St. Elizabeths To Add Challenge to Inadequate COVID-19 Response

Conditions at D.C.'s public psychiatric hospital have declined since the outbreak of COVID-19.

April 16, 2020

Public Defender Service Comment on First COVID Death at D.C. Jail

The D.C. Jail reported its first death to COVID-19 today.

April 13, 2020