Washington DC jail fed inmates food containing dead mice and bugs, lawsuit says

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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. The 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.

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