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Jan. 6 detainees request transfers to Guantanamo Bay over D.C. jail conditions : NPR


Trendists climb the west wall of the United States Capitol, January 6, 2021, in Washington.

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Trendists climb the west wall of the United States Capitol, January 6, 2021, in Washington.

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Dozens of individuals incarcerated in a Washington, D.C. prison on charges of being involved in the January 6, 2021 uprising at the U.S. Capitol have filed a handwritten letter in federal court asking to be freed. moved to Guantanamo Bay. Detainees say they are living in inhumane conditions.

The seven-page letter reviewed by NPR was signed by 34 defendants and was filed as part of a response to the government for denying the Capitol rioter’s allegation of releasing Ryan Nichols. Nichols is facing multiple charges related to his alleged participation in the uprising.

Individuals who signed the letter include David Dempsey, who allegedly used a chemical spray as well as a crutch and a metal pole to attack the officers guarding the Capitol building, and Ronald Sandlin, who allegedly attacked police on two separate occasions inside the Capitol.

The detainees listed a number of problems. The alleged conditions include absence of religious services or visits, “black mold” and “worms” on prison walls and in food, abuse by guards, and vaccine requirements for examination and other services. They also said that their clothes sent for launderette were returned with “brown stains, pubic hair and or bubbling of ripe urine.” And they say they have lost their eyesight and hair because of “malnutrition.

In contrast, the letter states that Guantanamo Bay “really provides nutritious meals, regular sun exposure, first-class medical care, respect for religious requirements, focus centers fitness/recreation for the detainees despite the fact that those residents are malicious terrorists.”

Washington’s Department of Corrections did not immediately respond to NPR’s request for comment on the allegations.

In November 2021, the District signed an agreement with the federal government to improve conditions at the DC prison, according to a local report. This followed federal inspections that revealed serious problems at the prison and resulted in the transfer of 400 inmates to another facility.

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