Handgun Found In DC Jail

VIA WJLA:

WASHINGTON – Authorities say a handgun has been found at the D.C. jail and it may have been there since at least 2003.

D.C. jail officials said Tuesday that the gun was found inside a “component of the inmate telephone units” during a shakedown on Monday night.

Officials say the weapon might be linked to another handgun smuggled into the facility. That gun was part of a 2003 scheme in which four inmates agreed to shoot themselves in the hopes of suing the District and winning a monetary judgment for not keeping them safe.

A D.C. Department of Corrections spokeswoman says officials have been trying to find second gun rumored to still be hidden at the jail.

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