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| Inmates, corrections officers complain of oppressive heat inside D.C. jail |
| By washingtonpost.com- Peter Hermann |
| Published: 07/20/2016 |
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Inmates and corrections officers at the D.C. jail are complaining of sweltering conditions inside the poorly ventilated facility, even as another heat wave approaches that could push temperatures near triple digits. Concern mounted last week when Lester Irby, 70, awaiting trial on two assault charges, collapsed of an apparent stroke in the facility on July 14 and died at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. His daughter said he had complained of the heat and the medication he was receiving for high blood pressure, and she believes the adverse conditions contributed to his death. Autopsy results are pending. A spokeswoman for the jail said there has been “no medical report or initial medical assessment indicating a correlation between elevated temperatures and this inmate’s death.” Read More. |
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