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Education & Rehabilitation

Executions, Death Row & the Death Penalty

Gangs in Prison

• Jails are not the place for the mentally ill
  
  In the wake of two recent suicides at the D.C. jail, the D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) must and will aggressively ensure that all available resources are devoted to preventing future occurrences. We are taking immediate steps to enhance suicide prevention protocols, including conducting a comprehensive review of all suicide prevention procedures and our mental health assessments...... [ more ]
  Washington Times, Thursday, July 4, 2013
  
  
• D.C. jail announces changes to reduce inmate suicides
  
  In the wake of two recent deaths behind bars, the head of the D.C. Department of Corrections Monday announced new changes to reduce the risk of suicides among inmates...... [ more ]
  The Washington Post, Tuesday, July 2, 2013
  
  
• Former guard becomes inmate
  
  Niyi Akinyosoye, indicted in 2002 in an FBI investigation into correctional guards taking bribes to smuggle cash and contraband for inmates, was detained last month by Canadian ... [ more ]
  Washington Times , Monday, May 14, 2007
  
  

Health & Medical Treatment

Prison Classification, Placement, & Release

Prison Conditions & Corruption

• Suicides Worry Experts At Big Jail in Capital
  
  WASHINGTON — Mike Johnson, 53, hanged himself in his cell at the Central Detention Facility here two weeks ago and died shortly after at the Prince George’s Hospital Center. On June 29, Walter Calloway, 42, hanged himself in his cell. Just two weeks before that, another inmate, Paul Mannina, 58, cut his throat and bled to death.... [ more ]
  New York Times, Tuesday, August 20, 2013
  
  
• D.C. jail announces changes to reduce inmate suicides
  
  In the wake of two recent deaths behind bars, the head of the D.C. Department of Corrections Monday announced new changes to reduce the risk of suicides among inmates...... [ more ]
  The Washington Post, Tuesday, July 2, 2013
  
  
• Former guard becomes inmate
  
  Niyi Akinyosoye, indicted in 2002 in an FBI investigation into correctional guards taking bribes to smuggle cash and contraband for inmates, was detained last month by Canadian ... [ more ]
  Washington Times , Monday, May 14, 2007
  
  

Prison Life & Culture

• D.C. prisoners deserve better than flawed video-only visitation policy Comments Share to Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Add to PersonalPost Share via Email Print Article More
  
  LAST YEAR the District’s Department of Corrections replaced in-person visits to the D.C. jail with a video-only visitation policy. Although it was couched as a means of improving the convenience of the visiting process and increasing the frequency of visits, the policy, as we’ve said before, was ultimately a regrettable decision whose only real effect has been to punish prisoners and families.... [ more ]
  Washington Post, Tuesday, August 13, 2013
  
  

Riots, Lockdowns & Escapes

• Lawyer for US Department of Labor accused in home invasion dies in DC Jail
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Department of Labor lawyer who was accused of a home invasion at a co-worker's home has been found dead in his cell at the D.C. Jail.... [ more ]
  Associated Press, Tuesday, June 18, 2013
  
  

Suicides in Prison

• Jails are not the place for the mentally ill
  
  In the wake of two recent suicides at the D.C. jail, the D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) must and will aggressively ensure that all available resources are devoted to preventing future occurrences. We are taking immediate steps to enhance suicide prevention protocols, including conducting a comprehensive review of all suicide prevention procedures and our mental health assessments...... [ more ]
  Washington Times, Thursday, July 4, 2013
  
  

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