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Council chair and DOC discuss pivot to public–private partnership for new jail annex
Summary
The Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety met June 11 to continue review of Mayor Bowser's proposed FY26 budget and questioned the Department of Corrections about a change in how the new jail annex would be financed and built.
The Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety met June 11 to continue review of Mayor Bowser's proposed FY26 budget and questioned the Department of Corrections about a change in how the new jail annex would be financed and built.
Chair Brooke Pinto opened the hearing by noting that "this budget takes away the funding for the construction of the new jail" and asked the department for assurances on a timeline if the executive pursues a P3. Pinto said she is "not interested in having a privately run jail in DC" and asked for "assurances on paper" that construction will proceed even if a private-sector partner is used for capital work.
Tom Faust, Director of the DC Department of Corrections, told the committee the administration has shifted the procurement approach toward a…
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