DC in this area is a state that is controlled by Congress. A few Republicans are advocating for the prisoners, but it seems unlikely Congress would pass a law to get stuff changed.
As far as trials not happening for over a year and abuse of pre-trial detention, this stuff happens all the time. This is actually higher profile than most cases. Yeah, a lot of the people whose process is abused are guiltier than Jan 6 defendants, but the abuses are the same. Many jails have been locked down 23 hours a day since COVID.
I think what is unusual is these are political prisoners. Most of the time this is happening because of neglect; because of an overburdened system that just can't handle the sheer amount of crime minorities commit in this country. Most of the time, it's happening to common criminals.
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