D.C. Jail
The original jail building circa 1910. | |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′00″N 76°58′35″W / 38.8834°N 76.9763°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 2,164 |
| Opened | 1872 |
| Managed by | District of Columbia Department of Corrections Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The District of Columbia Jail or the D.C. Central Detention Facility (commonly referred to as the D.C. Jail) is a jail run by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections in Washington, D.C., U.S. The Stadium–Armory station serves the D.C. Jail. The majority of male inmates housed in the Central Detention Facility are awaiting adjudication of cases or are sentenced for misdemeanor offenses. Female inmates in the custody of the D.C. Department of Corrections are housed at the adjacent Correctional Treatment Facility. After the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, sentenced felons are transferred to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.