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Political Divide Deepens Over Treatment of Jan. 6 Defendants in DC Jail

House Democrats who visited the Washington, D.C. jail where Jan. 6 insurrectionists are being held said the defendants showed no remorse for their actions. The visit was organized by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) following criticism from some Republicans about the conditions in the jail and about the defendants being held without bail. Democrats said the defendants are being treated fairly and have access to medical care 24 hours a day, tablets for entertainment, and can communicate with their families. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said Greene is "lying" about the conditions in the jail.

via The Hill|

#house-democrats #jan-6-insurrection #marjorie-taylor-greene

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Lawmakers' visits to D.C. jail holding Jan. 6 defendants spark controversy.

Members of the House Oversight Committee toured a Washington D.C. jail holding Jan. 6 defendants, with Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claiming the inmates were being "treated as political prisoners," while Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett "didn't see anything that was alarming." The Washington Corrections Department is holding 20 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot, with nine of the 20 convicted or having pleaded guilty, and just three defendants at the D.C. jail not charged with physically assaulting law enforcement officers during the attack on the Capitol.

via NBC News|

#due-process-rights #house-oversight-committee #jan-6

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Lawmakers' conflicting accounts of Jan. 6 defendant treatment during jail visit

A congressional tour of the Jan. 6th defendants' wing of the Washington, D.C. jail ended with contradictory accounts of how the accused Capitol rioters are being treated behind bars. Republican House members claimed the Jan. 6 defendants are being deprived of due process, some medical care and services afforded to other jail inmates. But Democratic House members who joined the tour argued the Jan. 6 defendants are receiving uniquely favorable conditions — with access to entertainment equipment, freedom of movement and 24-hour medical care access.

via CBS News|

#congressional-tour #contradictory-accounts #due-process

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Political Divide Deepens as GOP Lawmakers Face Accusations and Controversies.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers toured a Washington, DC, jail housing Jan. 6 riot defendants, and Democrats accused Republicans of lying about the conditions inside the lockup and treating the inmates “like celebrities.” The inmates had access to laptops and tablets and appeared to be in good health. Republicans claimed that medical care and services are being withheld from the defendants, and some defendants have not been able to obtain bond hearings some 25 months after the Capitol riot. The visit to the facility comes one day after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with the mother of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer during the riot.

via New York Post |

#congressional-delegation #inmate-conditions #jan-6-riot