Barry fires back at mayor on detention center security

Ward 8 Councilman Marion Barry has taken another swing at D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray this week in their ongoing squabble over funding security at the much maligned New Beginnings youth detention facility. In response to a letter from Gray telling Barry to stop stalling and allow funding for security enhancements at the center, Barry essentially said, Hey, I’m not the problem — you are.

In a memo sent on Monday, Barry said it is Gray’s “slow reaction to critical security breaches that is causing a 10 month delay in necessary repairs to the facility.”