Tess Owen

On the anniversary of January 6th, there was a kind of a solemn observation called Sixthmas. Sixthmas. Sixthmas. So they say Happy Sixthmas. They would hold kind of skits, you know, or variety shows called the Hopium Den. They had all of these different kind of rituals that they would kind of participate in to, they said, you know, keep morale up.

But there was also a kind of a deep in-group activity. dynamic where, you know, you had to prove that you were not a Fed, that you were still, you know, that you believed in the cause, that you're a true believer, a true Trump supporter to kind of really make it into the core community there.

But there was also a kind of a deep in-group activity. dynamic where, you know, you had to prove that you were not a Fed, that you were still, you know, that you believed in the cause, that you're a true believer, a true Trump supporter to kind of really make it into the core community there.

But there was also a kind of a deep in-group activity. dynamic where, you know, you had to prove that you were not a Fed, that you were still, you know, that you believed in the cause, that you're a true believer, a true Trump supporter to kind of really make it into the core community there.

So as far as how this happened or who made the decision to house these people together question was concerned, it was a very frustrating reporting thread that I kept hitting dead ends on. I was bounced around between the U.S. Marshals, different departments of the DOJ, the D.C. Jail. And I was kind of unable to really get an answer from anyone about who or how this decision was made.

So as far as how this happened or who made the decision to house these people together question was concerned, it was a very frustrating reporting thread that I kept hitting dead ends on. I was bounced around between the U.S. Marshals, different departments of the DOJ, the D.C. Jail. And I was kind of unable to really get an answer from anyone about who or how this decision was made.

So as far as how this happened or who made the decision to house these people together question was concerned, it was a very frustrating reporting thread that I kept hitting dead ends on. I was bounced around between the U.S. Marshals, different departments of the DOJ, the D.C. Jail. And I was kind of unable to really get an answer from anyone about who or how this decision was made.

But what I do know is typically when it comes to housing extremist defendants, officials generally have three options, each which comes with its own downside. The first option is to disperse those defendants through the general population, which is what's happened with many January 6th defendants since they've been convicted and moved to federal prisons. But that option carries two risks.

But what I do know is typically when it comes to housing extremist defendants, officials generally have three options, each which comes with its own downside. The first option is to disperse those defendants through the general population, which is what's happened with many January 6th defendants since they've been convicted and moved to federal prisons. But that option carries two risks.

But what I do know is typically when it comes to housing extremist defendants, officials generally have three options, each which comes with its own downside. The first option is to disperse those defendants through the general population, which is what's happened with many January 6th defendants since they've been convicted and moved to federal prisons. But that option carries two risks.

The first is that they could be targeted... with violence from other inmates. And I think that was a concern. I believe that was held or voiced by some officials in the D.C. jail, that these were mostly white Trump supporters in a jail that has a disproportionately black population. And there were concerns that could lead to problems.

The first is that they could be targeted... with violence from other inmates. And I think that was a concern. I believe that was held or voiced by some officials in the D.C. jail, that these were mostly white Trump supporters in a jail that has a disproportionately black population. And there were concerns that could lead to problems.

The first is that they could be targeted... with violence from other inmates. And I think that was a concern. I believe that was held or voiced by some officials in the D.C. jail, that these were mostly white Trump supporters in a jail that has a disproportionately black population. And there were concerns that could lead to problems.

The second was that that option carries the potential for extremist defendants to radicalize other inmates. The second option for housing those defendants is to place them in solitary confinement. But as we know, there have been countless reports and studies warning that solitary confinement, which has been likened to torture, could exacerbate and accelerate radicalization.

The second was that that option carries the potential for extremist defendants to radicalize other inmates. The second option for housing those defendants is to place them in solitary confinement. But as we know, there have been countless reports and studies warning that solitary confinement, which has been likened to torture, could exacerbate and accelerate radicalization.

The second was that that option carries the potential for extremist defendants to radicalize other inmates. The second option for housing those defendants is to place them in solitary confinement. But as we know, there have been countless reports and studies warning that solitary confinement, which has been likened to torture, could exacerbate and accelerate radicalization.

And the third option is to concentrate these inmates together so that a prison could tailor their resources to their needs. But then you have the flip side, which is that you run the risk of creating an incubator for those people's views.

And the third option is to concentrate these inmates together so that a prison could tailor their resources to their needs. But then you have the flip side, which is that you run the risk of creating an incubator for those people's views.

And the third option is to concentrate these inmates together so that a prison could tailor their resources to their needs. But then you have the flip side, which is that you run the risk of creating an incubator for those people's views.

This was a major narrative at the beginning that people in that unit were claiming that they were experiencing disproportionately bad conditions. That was never substantiated. The D.C. jail and American jails in general are known for having pretty abysmal conditions. And a judge ordered an inspection of the D.C. jail, you know, amid these complaints from from January Sixers.