The D.C. attorney general will no longer represent corrections officials in an ongoing battle over jail conditions, according to a letter from the attorney general.
Attorney General Karl Racine urged the Department of Corrections to 鈥渟eek outside counsel as soon as possible,鈥� in his letter.
Racine said that the corrections officials would be “better served by outside counsel” and offered to assist the department “in identifying appropriate outside counsel.”
A surprise inspection by U.S. Marshals prompted the removal of hundreds at the D.C. jail due to poor conditions.
In a letter, Racine said his office will continue to represent the city in other litigation, including a class-action lawsuit alleging a life-threatening lack of COVID-19 precautions at the jail.
The letter didn’t explain Racine’s reasoning for withdrawing legal representation and his office declined 海角社区app’s request to provide comment.
