D.C. sex offenders to get roommates for their safety

Accused sex offenders will be receiving roommates, and it is all for their own safety.

According to Paul Quander, the deputy mayor for public safety and justice, four inmates at the jail have committed suicide in the past year.

The Department of Corrections is trying to make adjustments, but there seems to be a common thread among the inmates.

“The most recent suicides have all involved individuals who have been charged with sex offenses,” Quander says.

Many of the inmates in the D.C. jail are housed in single cells. Statistics are showing that such cells are where most suicides are taking place.

“Now every sex offender will be housed with another inmate to reduce the likelihood that they will commit a suicide,” Quander says.

Correctional officers will also be going on rounds more frequently to check on inmates.