Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Louie Gohmert and Bob Good, who traveled to visit the local District jail on Thursday, said they were denied entry when they requested to see how the facility was being run.
Mrs. Greene, Georgia Republican, said the members came with basic questions about the jail, including inquiries related to visitation hours, what prisoners are eating and what portion of the day inmates are being held in solitary confinement.
A spokesperson for the facility said the four lawmakers showed unannounced and with an unauthorized camera crew, compromising the "Safety and security operations at the" "Safety and security related to DOC's facilities, staff, and residents is a high priority and for that reason, DOC has established procedures and protocols related to visits to its facilities," the spokesperson said in a statement.
Dozens of defendants who remain incarcerated in the jail have alleged they are being treated harshly while awaiting trial.
Rep. Paul Gosar, Arizona Republican, said he had concerns about the rioters being treated differently than other inmates in the facility.
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Dick Durbin of Illinois have also mirrored the concerns raised by Republicans about inmates being subjected to solitary confinement for a lengthy period of time.
"It's not just the conditions of any one jail. Conditions of jails and prisons across the country routinely violate basic human dignity and I would argue human rights standards," Ms. Ocasio-Cortez told The Washington Times on Wednesday.
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