Washington City Paper: Leonard Bishop Wants to Give Incarcerated People Access to D.C. Council Hearings and ANC Meetings

Leonard Bishop. Image: Washington City Paper

From Washington City Paper:

Leonard Bishop walks the halls of the D.C. Jail one recent morning and introduces himself to his new constituents. Some he already knows, and some, like the defendants awaiting trial for charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, he’s meeting for the first time. Either way, as their newly elected advisory neighborhood commissioner for single member district 7F08, he now represents all of them.

Bishop tells each constituent that his main responsibility is to listen to their questions and concerns and work to make improvements. He says they can contact him through the jail’s grievance coordinator and the facility’s internal communications system.