司法部对华盛顿特区惩教局启动联邦调查 审查监狱条件是否违宪
华盛顿——美国司法部 10月19日通知华盛顿特区市长 Muriel Bowser，联邦政府已对特区惩教局（D.C. Department of Corrections, D.C. DOC）的惩教设施启动调查，审查该局是否存在侵犯囚犯与被拘留者宪法权利的「模式或惯例」。
司法部民权司助理部长 Harmeet K. Dhillon 表示：「宪法保护每一位被监禁的美国人的权利，包括那些被关押在我们国家首都的人。我们致力于维护联邦民权法律，确保没有囚犯在特区惩教局被关押在违宪的条件下或遭受违宪对待。」
司法部称，该部收到大量关于特区惩教设施条件的指控，其中包括特区审计长办公室的一份报告。指控涉及四个方面：未能保护在押人员免受过度使用武力；未能提供适当的医疗照护；未能提供安全、卫生的关押物理环境；未能提供充足的营养。调查将依据司法部执行《被收容人员民权法》（CRIPA）的授权进行。司法部强调，目前尚未就本事项的指控得出任何结论。
背景方面，特区监狱的条件问题已受多年审视。特区审计长办公室 2025 年的一份报告记录了食物中发现虫子、啮齿动物与螺丝钉等投诉以及饮用水可能受污染的报告；在押人员近期还就食物卫生与生活条件对特区惩教局提起诉讼，指其存在系统性问题。
Justice Department Opens Federal Investigation Into Whether Conditions at D.C. Corrections Facilities Violate the Constitution
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on October 19 notified District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser of the initiation of a federal investigation into the correctional facilities of the D.C. Department of Corrections (D.C. DOC). The department will investigate whether D.C. DOC engages in a pattern or practice of violating prisoners' and detainees' constitutional rights.
"The Constitution protects the rights of every incarcerated American, including those held in custody in our nation's capital," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "We are committed to upholding our federal civil rights laws so that no inmate is confined in unconstitutional conditions or subject to unconstitutional mistreatment at the District of Columbia Department of Corrections."
The department said it has received numerous allegations regarding conditions in D.C. DOC facilities, including a report from the District of Columbia's own Auditor. The allegations include failing to protect prisoners from the use of excessive force, failing to provide adequate medical care, failing to provide safe and sanitary physical conditions of confinement, and failing to provide adequate nutrition. The investigation will be conducted under the department's authority to enforce the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). The department emphasized that it has not reached any conclusions regarding the allegations in this matter.
Conditions at D.C. correctional facilities have faced scrutiny for years. A 2025 report from the Office of the D.C. Auditor cited reports of food contaminated with bugs, rodents and screws, as well as potentially contaminated water, and inmates have recently sued the department over food sanitation and living conditions, alleging systemic failures.
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