Washington DC jail fed inmates food containing dead mice and bugs, lawsuit says
Oct 16, 2026
A jail in Washington, D.C., allegedly fed inmates food mixed with mice and bugs, according to a new lawsuit.The Washington Post reports six people filed a class-action suit Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that their Fifth Amendment rights are being violated. Th
e plaintiffs, who are still in the D.C. Central Detention Facility or have been moved to other correctional facilities, said they’ve been subjected to multiple instances of vermin in food between 2023 and August 2026. ...read more read less