Students who were denied their right to special education at the jail will be provided with compensatory education packages, per the terms of the agreement.

Justice reform advocates have long sought to end the practice at the D.C. Jail.

Residents of the jail are deprived of life-saving medication, miss important medical appointments, and go months or years without urgent medical care, according to the suit.

Officer Beverly Williams pleaded guilty to accepting payments in exchange for bringing drugs inside the D.C. Jail.

A bill backed by a majority of the D.C. Council will reform food inside the D.C. jail and other correctional facilities and create a fund to purchase nutrient-dense food.

Former D.C. corrections officer Marcus Bias allegedly pushed a person’s head into a metal doorframe while they were held pre-trial.

The medical examiner’s office ruled his death a suicide. His family is still searching for answers, scrambling to hold officials at the Department of Corrections accountable.

The Department of Corrections agreed on Wednesday to promptly house people according to their gender identity instead of their sexual anatomy.

The most widespread COVID-19 outbreak at the facility to date has led to complaints from jail residents, staff, and advocates.

Attorney General Karl Racine will no longer represent the city in matters pertaining to a federal inspection of the city’s jail, which found “egregious” living conditions.