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  • Jail violated civil rights of Capitol riot defendant, U.S. judge says

    01/25/2025 4:43:05 AM PST · by hardspunned · 31 replies
    Reuters ^ | 10/13/21 | Sarah N. Lynch
    WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday held top officials at the Washington, D.C., Department of Corrections in civil contempt, after ruling they violated the civil rights of a U.S. Capitol riot defendant by impeding his access to medical care. "It is more than just inept and bureaucratic shuffling of papers," U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said. "I find that the civil rights of the defendant have been abridged. I don't know if it's because he is a Jan. 6 defendant or not, but I find that this matter should be referred to the attorney general of...