On April 17, judges at the DC Superior Court moved four inmates from DC Jail to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC’s psychiatric hospital. Judges also denied the release of six inmates, , delayed cases for two defendants and vacated two defendant’s hearings.
In total there were 24 defendants that had cases. A majority of the cases were bond review hearings.
One of the defendant’s, Edward Banks , 47, is scheduled for sentencing on June 26. Banks pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the death of 45-year-old Abraham Binn at a homeless shelter on the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE on Aug. 20. Banks pleaded guilty in February.
Banks is also a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the DC Department of Corrections for intentionally disregarding the health and safety of inmates during the pandemic. The lawsuit is currently being heard in the DC District Court.
