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D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot
Accounts from Inside Washington, D.C.'s Jail During COVID-19 Reveal a Perfect Storm of Squalor and Neglect

By Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye | December 30, 2020

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Author: Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye

D.C. Jail: From Hellhole to Hotspot

December 30, 2020 Valerie Kiebala, James Ridgeway, and Lawrence Ukenye
DC jail uprising

This article was originally published by The Root. “I was coughing up blood for two days this week,” M said. “I have not seen a doctor. I have been telling sick call but they just walk past me.” M, held at the District of Columbia jail, was describing his life behind bars as the COVID-19 pandemic […]