Crime: Zero Homicides, One Shooting Reported in Georgetown for 2025

September 15, 2025

By Aiden Mellon, D.C. Witness staff As President Trump’s surge of law enforcement with the National Guard nears a month, questions remain about how it has helped Georgetown, and also […]

COVID-19 Infections Down at D.C. Jail as Lawsuit Continues

May 18, 2020

The inmates had claimed that the Department of Corrections was recklessly endangering prisoners’ health by not taking preventive measures to avoid infection.

D.C. Witness: 8 More D.C. Jail Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19

May 4, 2020

Of the inmates who have contracted the coronavirus, 55 are being held in isolation, while 94 have recovered from their illnesses and returned to the jail’s general population.