| Number | 23834 |
| Subject | Prisons |
| Source | City Paper (Washington, D.C.) |
| State | DC |
| Year | 2008 |
| Publication Date | 04/11/2008 |
| Summary | After a 10-month long FOIA battle, Smith reveals internal-affairs reports about the suicides of two inmates who were mentally ill in the D.C. jail. The reports showed "an attempted cover-up and widespread misconduct by D.C. jail officials and a medical services contractor." |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 12 |
| Keywords | jail; prison; mental illness; FOIA; suicide; cover up; internal report; corrections officer; attorney general; Thomas Alemayehu; Alicia Edwards |
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