"U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui noted that the D.C. jail routinely houses convicted killers and others charged with violent crimes without placing them on 24-hour lockdown. 'It could drive a person crazy to be in that situation,' he said."
"Allen's lawyers said he wasn't showing any suicidal risk factors after his arrest. But a jail psychiatrist evaluated him and initially concluded that he posed a suicide risk, according to Tony Towns, acting general counsel for the city's corrections department."
"Allen was injured but was not shot during the April 25 attack at the Washington Hilton, which disrupted one of the highest-profile annual events in the nation's capital."
Cole Tomas Allen was removed from suicide status at the D.C. jail after complaints from his attorneys about harsh confinement conditions. U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui expressed concerns over potential punitive treatment violating due process rights, noting that other inmates charged with violent crimes were not subjected to similar lockdowns. Although a jail psychiatrist initially deemed Allen a suicide risk, his attorneys argued he showed no such factors. Following the lifting of suicide measures, Allen was placed in protective custody, and the magistrate proceeded with a hearing due to concerns about his treatment.
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