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Officials Agree To Cap Population at D.C. Jail

After decades of fighting lawsuits, skirting court orders, and defying legislative decrees, the District of Columbia Mayor’s Office has finally agreed to a definitive population cap at the notoriously overcrowded and dangerous D.C. Jail.

Under the terms of the settlement, the jail will hold no more than 2,164 prisoners—a number ...

 

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