Friday, October 13, 2006

Where is D.C. Jail and its Capacity Limit?

Just did a quick little reserach on the District of Columbia's jail system and what the jail capacity is like since I'm wondering how many students or faculty members are willing to get themselves arrested and wait in jail to get themselves processed and bonded?

Here's the DC Jail info.

Ugly information on jail capacity. It may be full if you read it here.

The consultant recommended a ceiling of 2,164 a year ago, but since then, the jail's average monthly population has exceeded that figure by about 100 and one month reached 2,379, records show.

And check on the medical, too. Not nice. More DC jail info.

Be careful and somebody tell those arrested to be calm while in the DC jail.

IKJ's hands were forced in this matter, folks. Safety and access to education. As I have said before, it's everybody's mess and we all need to work together. Finger-pointing has never solved anything. It's best to look for a win-win solution but people have insisted on a lose-lose proposition. Not good, folks. Not good at all.

UPDATE: A clarification. Protesters arrested will have the opportunity to post a small bail. However, if they go and protest again by blocking the roads and entrances to Gallaudet and other buildings, they could face a weekend in the slammer. And with DC jail's condition is not an appealing thought.

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