Arlington, Virginia – “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (“NAACP”) has been made aware of egregious civil rights violations in the Arlington County Detention Facility," stated Janette McCarthy Wallace, General Counsel of the NAACP. Today, via written letter, the National General Counsel for the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization formally
Arlington County is doling out leftover funds from the 2024 fiscal year toward tackling youth substance abuse, public safety and behavioral health challenges it is facing. Those are three of several buckets that will benefit from the $46.3 million in discretionary close-out funds almost double what the county had to spend after last fiscal
The unseen crisis behind a 73-year-old homeless woman's death in jail washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Of the eight people who have died in the Arlington County jail in eight years, five appear to have been homeless, according to court records. Most recently, Abonesh Woldegeorges, a 73-year-old Black woman with no fixed address, died in the detention center on Sunday morning. She was found at Dulles International Airport four times between