From Hellhole to Hotspot: Accounts Inside the D.C. Jail During COVID-19 Reveal a Perfect Storm of Squalor and Neglect

I was coughing up blood for two days this week," M said. I have not seen a doctor. I have been telling sick call but they just walk past me." M, held at the District of Columbia jail, was describing his life behind bars as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.