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D.C. Corrections Officer Sues Department Over Antigay Harassment

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filed the lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday on behalf of Deon Jones, a 24-year veteran of the D.C. DOC.According to a release from the ACLU of D.C., Jones has been called antigay slurs on the job and verbally harassed due to his sexuality.

The department also failed to prevent the harassment and to respond to threats made by those incarcerated.Officers and incarcerated individuals constantly targeted Jones, calling him “sissy,” “dick eater,” and other slurs, according to the suit.

Fellow officers told Jones they “hate working with faggots.”The suit also claims that Jones was not provided the necessary backup when incarcerated indivdiuals would threaten him.

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