An "unannounced inspection" of two jails operated by the District of Columbia revealed that one detention facilities has "evidence of systemic failures" including "large amounts of standing human sewage," and water being "shut off for days."
Public defenders are calling for the release of all D.C. Jail inmates after a surprise inspection that uncovered abuse and unsanitary conditions prompted the U.S. Marshals Service to remove nearly 400 prisoners.
The U.S. Marshals Service concluded conditions in a Washington, D.C., jail are so poor that 400 inmates held there will be transferred to a federal prison in Pennsylvania.