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Stun gun-wielding suspect in D.C. assault found dead in jail cell

A Maryland man who police say wielded a Taser in the assault of a Northwest D.C. woman earlier this month has been found dead in his jail cell.

Tags: Taser, assault, burglary, D.C. Department of Corrections, D.C. Jail

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Corrections officer pleads guilty to taking bribe

A former corrections officer at the D.C. Jail has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery for accepting money to smuggle contraband into the facility.

Tags: bribery, D.C. Jail, crime, courts

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D.C. eyes new jail as part of 'Justice Center Campus'

The District is weighing the development of a consolidated public safety campus that would house a new jail and police and fire training facilities.

Tags: Department of General Services, D.C. Jail

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D.C. Jail helps inmates vote, a rarity nationwide

The voters at this southeast Washington polling place were all dressed alike: orange jumpsuit, white shoes. And when they finished voting, they went back to their cell block, not back to work.

Tags: prison, jail inmates, D.C. Jail, election 2012

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Guard accused of sexually assaulting inmate at D.C. Jail

Police are investigating allegations of sexual assault and a cover-up at the D.C. Jail.

Tags: D.C. Jail, Metropolitan Police Department, d.c. police, Gwen Crump, Gwendolyn Crump

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