Freshman Democratic Reps JasmineForUS (D-TX) and RepSummerLee are planning to join RepMTG's visit to a DC jail where several Jan 6 defendants are being held. The pair said they're seeking to bring an ideological balance to Friday’s visit.
Freshman Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Summer Lee are planning to join the congressional delegation as they seek to bring an ideological balance to Friday’s visit, according to Axios. The pair emphasized their presence is not meant to be interpreted as supporting Greene’s endeavors to paint Jan. 6 defendants as “political prisoners” but rather to highlight broader matters of incarceration reform.“[Crockett and Lee] will cut through Republicans’ attempts to whitewash the dangerous realities of Jan.
At least 20 Jan. 6 defendants are being held in Washington correctional facilities as of March 13, according to a list by the district Department of Corrections. Seventeen of those inmates are accused of assaulting law enforcement officers, with six of those already pleading guilty to those charges. Another two have already been convicted on assault charges.
“Eyewitness accounts of conditions at the DC Jail Facilities — particularly regarding the treatment of January 6 detainees — paint a picture of despair, hopelessness, and a severe abuse of justice. No prisoner in the United States should be treated in this fashion,” Greene and Comer wrote in their March 9 letter.
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