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DC Corrections Information Council

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Update on Corrections Information Council Operating Status During COVID-19 Emergency

In accordance with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to modify the work schedule of District of Columbia employees, the CIC will operate under a 100% telework schedule until March 31, 2020 from 9 am to 5 pm.

CIC's Current Reports

View our latest report here.

What Does the CIC Do?

The CIC is mandated to inspect and monitor the correctional facilities where DC residents are incarcerated, including DC Department of Corrections facilities in the District and over 100 Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities across the country.

CIC Meeting Notices

Learn more about our quarterly CIC meetings here. All members of the community are welcome. Please continue to check here for more information.

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CIC Press Releases

Learn more about our agency's work in our press releases.

Thematic Reports

View our Thematic Reports here! The CIC compiles thematic reports to emphasize, identify, analyze and interpret patterns of themes within qualitative data.

Inspection Reports

View our inspection reports here. The CIC generates reports on the conditions of confinement where DC Code offenders are held.

Annual Reports

Review CIC Annual Reports to find out more about the CIC's mission as well as the overview and observations of the BOP and DOC facilities.

Latest

May 19 2021

DC Council Passes Second Look Amendment Act of 2019

On April 27, 2021, the Second Look Amendment Act of 2019 became an effective law. The Second Look...

May 13 2021

Recent Covid-19 Concerns at Volunteers of America Re-entry Center

The CIC has received a number of concerns about Covid-19 outbreaks at the Volunteers of America...

Mar 9 2021

Update on Covid-19 Testing and Early Release Data From the BOP

Update on Covid-19 testing and early release data from the BOP

Feb 22 2021

BOP Response to Winter Weather Emergency in Texas

Feb 12 2021

CIC Ongoing Monitoring of Covid-19 Outbreaks at FCI Fort Dix

Over the last year, the CIC has continued to monitor conditions at BOP facilities, particularly the...

Sep 23 2021

CIC Bulletin - September 2021

This CIC Bulletin focuses on two recent inspections to BOP facilities, plans to increase staff...

Aug 26 2021

CIC Bulletin - August 2021

This CIC Bulletin focuses on enjoying the summer season, recently published reports, and...

Jul 20 2021

CIC Bulletin - July 2021

This CIC Bulletin focuses on the recent reopening of District Government offices and services and...

Jun 17 2021

CIC Bulletin - June 2021

This CIC Bulletin focuses on a recent BOP facility inpsection, upcoming facility inspections this...

May 26 2021

CIC Bulletin - May 2021

This CIC Bulletin discusses a recent DOC inpspection, new legislation that benefits DC adults in...

Mar 26 2019

CIC Testimony - DC Council, March 26, 2019

On March 26, 2019, the CIC provided testimony in support of Bill 23-0127, the “Second Look...

Oct 5 2017

CIC Testimony - Committee On Education, October 4, 2017

CIC Testifies at Education Committee Roundtable

Aug 26 2021

D.C. jail’s new housing policy for transgender inmates faces scrutiny

The D.C. Department of Corrections changed its gender housing policy in light of a class-action...

Jun 15 2021

Federal prisoners hold $100 million in government-run accounts, shielded from some criminal scrutiny and debt collection

Federal prison inmates are keeping large sums of money — in some cases more than $100,000...

May 13 2021

D.C. jail to relax coronavirus restrictions, end nearly 24-hour lockdown

D.C. corrections officials will ease an array of coronavirus restrictions in the coming...

Apr 20 2021

Norton Asks Bureau of Prisons to Share Information on D.C. Residents Leaving Custody and Returning to Community

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP...

Feb 9 2021

The GEO Group Announces Decision by Federal Bureau of Prisons to Not Rebid Its Contract for Rivers Correctional Facility

The GEO Group, Inc. (“GEO”) announced today that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has...

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DC Corrections Information Council

DC Corrections Information Council

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Phone: (202) 478-9211
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2017 DC Prisoner and Reentry Symposium, March 10, 2017 - Program

Click here for the latest agenda and list of speakers for the 2017 DC Prisoner and Reentry Symposium, on March 10, 2017, at the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law.