WASHINGTON: THE U.S. Marshals Service said on Tuesday it would remove about 400 federal inmates from a Washington, D.C., jail after a surprise inspection revealed that one of its facilities did not meet the minimum standards required by federal regulations.
The Marshals Service, which is part of the Justice Department, said in a statement it would transfer the detainees to the federal prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
The Marshals Service said it was "committed to ensuring that detainees have adequate access to defense counsel, family support, medical care, and discovery related to their cases."
The announcement comes weeks after U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth held top officials from the D.C. Department of Corrections in contempt, saying they had impeded access to medical care for a Jan. 6 defendant.
In his ruling, Lamberth referred the matter to the Justice Department for a civil rights investigation.
Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers on Oct. 21 that both the U.S. Marshals, which oversees pretrial federal detainees, and civil rights attorneys were conducting a review of the D.C. jail's facilities.
The Marshals Service said its inspection, which took place on the week of Oct. 18, looked at two D.C. facilities - a treatment facility and the Central Detention Facility.
"The allegations in the summary letter from the Acting U.S. Marshal are deeply concerning," Christopher Geldart, deputy mayor for public safety and justice, said in a statement.
"We take seriously the responsibility of caring for justice-involved DC residents and believe they should remain in DC. DOC leadership is evaluating moving inmates within the facility so that issues raised can be addressed efficiently and expeditiously," Geldart said.
About 120 detainees, including all of those being held pending trial for alleged offenses related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, are being held at the treatment facility.
The inspection there did "not identify conditions that would necessitate the transfer of inmates," the Marshals Service said, noting that the problems identified were limited to the Central Detention Facility.
Reuters
Wed Nov 03 2021
The inspection there did "not identify conditions that would necessitate the transfer of inmates," the Marshals Service said. - Photo for illustration purposes only
Arsenal tidak akan menjadi juara liga - Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo, berkongsi pendapatnya dengan menjelaskan bahawa Arsenal tidak akan menjadi juara Liga Perdana Inggeris (EPL).
[TERKINI] KKM pantau lonjakan kes COVID-19 di Singapura
Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) sedang memantau dengan teliti trajektori gelombang peningkatan dua kali ganda kes COVID-19 yang dilaporkan oleh Singapura baru-baru ini.
Lee Zii Jia melangkah ke akhir terbuka Thailand
Pemain perseorangan lelaki nombor satu Malaysia Lee Zii Jia selangkah untuk memenangi gelaran pertamanya tahun ini.
Ia selepas zii jia layak ke perlawanan akhir Terbuka Thailand dengan menewaskan pemain pilihan kelapan kejohanan dari Taiwan Chou Tien Chen.
Ia selepas zii jia layak ke perlawanan akhir Terbuka Thailand dengan menewaskan pemain pilihan kelapan kejohanan dari Taiwan Chou Tien Chen.
Negara perlu 84 balai bomba baharu - KPKT
Sebanyak 84 balai bomba baharu diperlukan dalam usaha meningkatkan kualiti, kemampuan dan kecekapan Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) menyalurkan perkhidmatan kepada masyarakat di seluruh negara.
Kestabilan politik bawa kemajuan di Sarawak - Zahid
Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata kestabilan politik telah membawa banyak pembangunan dan kemajuan di Sarawak.
Tiada cadangan tarik balik laporan polis - Naim Daniel
PENYANYI Naim Daniel menyerahkan segala urusan kepada pihak polis selepas individu yang mengugut bunuh ibu bapanya ditahan baru-baru ini.
[TERKINI] Mayat pemancing hilang di Tasik Pedu ditemui
Mayat Ooi Swee Hin berusia,41 tahun, ditemui pada jarak 1 kilometer dari lokasi dilaporkan terjatuh pada jam 8.05 pagi.
KKM pantau lonjakan kes COVID-19 di Singapura
KKM akan terus memantau keadaan tersebut dan sistem kesihatan ketika ini bersedia untuk menghadapi sebarang lonjakan kes.
Afrika Selatan seru tindakan global hukum Israel
Usaha berterusan Afrika Selatan di Mahkamah Keadilan Antarabangsa (ICJ) dalam kes genosid terhadap Israel menekankan pendekatan undang-undang antarabangsa yang berterusan ke arah menamatkan krisis kemanusiaan di Gaza.
AWANI Ringkas: Ribuan peserta berarak di ibu kota Kuala Lumpur
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.