Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

Insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Dozens of individuals held in Washington, D.C.'s jail on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol have submitted a handwritten letter to a federal court demanding to be moved to Guantanamo Bay. The detainees say they are living in inhumane conditions.

The seven-page letter reviewed by NPR is signed by 34 defendants, and was submitted as part of a response to the government for its denial of alleged Capitol rioter Ryan Nichols' pretrial release. Nichols is facing multiple charges related to his alleged participation in the insurrection.