by Kari Donovan at The Gateway Pundit
The U.S. House Oversight is threatening to investigate the condition of prisons in D.C. where prisoners, including those held since January 6 for Capitol Hill offenses, are being held in solitary confinement, claiming Bowser is not ready for DC Statehood until she complies with their requests.
U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the Republican leader of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, sent Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser a letter in April, requesting information about Bowser’s established draconian conditions in D.C. jails keeping prisoners under her jurisdiction in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day. Further, Bowser’s refusal to answer to the U.S. House impacts her pursuit of Statehood for D.C. According to one local activist who has studied the situation, she has even made the situation worse because of the investigation.
Suzanne Monk, the founder of ReOpen America Pac, told The Gateway Pundit:
Remember this is anyone in D.C. who is awaiting trial, which includes people who are there as a result of January 6, who are still awaiting trial and are being held in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day. After Rep. Comer sent his letter, Bowser made the situation worse by claiming that anyone who had gotten vaccinated could have a break in solitary. So that makes it worse for those people in there. We are watching this situation and will update you.
According to the letter from Comer, Bowser can expect to be investigated by Congress for her actions, even if she chooses to continue to ignore their inquiries.
According to Comer’s letter, if Bowser wants statehood, she needs to be ready to take federal prisons, and that means she needs to have her prisons evaluated. Referencing a recent article in the Washington Post, he said:…
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