Overcrowding and shoddy conditions at the jail in the D.C. courthouse have placed U.S. Marshals and prisoners at risk and led to the death of at least one inmate last year, according to federal investigators.

The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General found more than 160 safety, security and health violations at the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse space used by the U.S. Marshals Service. While some of the unsafe conditions have developed recently, most have existed for more than five years, according to the inspectors.

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