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Justice Department Will Investigate Conditions at D.C. Jail After Years of Reports of Filth and Neglect

The Justice Department is investigating years of complaints of wretched living conditions, neglect, and brutality inside the D.C. Jail.

C.J. Ciaramella | 10.19.2026 5:18 PM

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January 21, 2025, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States: A protester holds an upside-down American flag outside the DC Central Detention Facility. (Jeremy Hogan/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom)

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it will investigate living conditions inside the Washington, D.C. Jail following years of reports of filth, medical neglect, and brutality. 

The D.C. Jail, which holds all pretrial detainees and misdemeanor offenders in the District of........

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