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D.C. jail under civil rights review, Attorney General says

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing on Department of Justice
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing on Department of Justice in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday said the Justice Department is reviewing conditions at the local jail in Washington, D.C., after a federal judge held top jail officials in contempt for impeding access to medical care for a Jan. 6 defendant.

(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch, Editing by Franklin Paul)