The CTF houses approximately 120 detainees in the custody of the USMS, including all the defendants stemming from the Jan. but did not identify conditions that would necessitate the transfer of inmates from that facility. The Marshals Service also inspected the Central Treatment Facility in D.C. Marshals said a detention liaison at the CDF will monitor the improvements and ensure the ongoing care and safety of USMS prisoners held there. Marshals to improve conditions for inmates. said the Department of Corrections entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. There were also reports that food and water were being withheld to punish incarcerated residents. That’s unacceptable,” one inmate said in a recording. lawmakers, the public defender’s office played multiple audio recordings with inmates. Marshals found “standing human sewage” in the toilets of inmates’ cells, and that some cells had water “shut off for days.”ĭuring a hearing with D.C. Later reports showed the team of deputy U.S. In a release, the service said inspectors found that conditions at the CDF did “not meet the minimum standards of confinement as prescribed by the Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards.” They conducted the unannounced inspection during the week of Oct. The federal agency declared the move early last month after an inspection revealed substandard living conditions. The 200 that remain at the CDF have not been transferred for a variety of reasons, including “pending court-related matters, emergency stay orders granted by the court and medical issues which prohibit transfer at this time, among others,” a spokesperson said. In a statement provided to WTOP, the Marshals Service said about 200 of the 400 inmates housed at the Central Detention Facility have been transferred to a federal prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and other facilities. This comes after an inspection by the service that found clogged toilets, flooding and other substandard conditions for inmates. Marshals Service has removed about half of inmates under their care from the D.C. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.

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