The DC Fraternal Order of Police have filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of the ACLU/Public Defender Service lawsuit against the DC Dept. of Corrections.
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AG Barr calls for home confinement for inmates vulnerable to COVID-19
Source: upi.com Attorney General William Barr on Thursday issued a directive to the federal Bureau of Prisons on Thursday calling for at-risk prisoners to be sent home to reduce the …
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DC Corrections Information Council Releases Report on Hope Village Site Visit
On Thursday March 26, 2020, the CIC conducted a site visit at Hope Village in response to community concerns raised this week about inadequate supplies. CIC staff had a conversation …
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Coalition Letter to Pres. Trump Asking Him to Commute Federal Sentences for Most Vulnerable Populations
A coalition of national criminal justice reform advocates sent a letter to President Trump urging him to utilize his clemency power to commute the federal sentences of people who could …
Local Control of the Parole Function: Additional Reports
As reported in an earlier post, The New Vision: Alternatives to Incarceration Committee of the ReThink Justice DC Coalition published a report that examines the current processes by which parole …
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Returning the Parole Function to Local Control: A Report from the ReThink Justice New Visions Committee
The New Vision: Alternatives to Incarceration Committee of the ReThink Justice DC Coalition, has published a report that examines the current processes by which parole and supervised release are revoked …
Sign-on Letter to City Officials regarding DC Men’s Halfway House
The ReThink Justice Pathways to Reentry Committee send a sign-on letter to Mayor Bowser and Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the Council’s Judiciary Committee to bring to their attention an …
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Analysis of the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (IRAA) and the Second Look Act Legislation
The DC City Council is considering updates to the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (IRAA) and new legislation called the Second Look Act. This legislation has caused some confusion for criminal …
Report: D.C.’s Justice Systems: An Overview
In 2019, the Public Welfare Foundation published this report. It is a compilation of existing information meant to serve as a summary of D.C.’s criminal justice systems. This report has good …
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Update on Galen Baughman’s Legal Case
Galen was one of the original organizers of ReThink Justice. Galen, a returning citizen, has been a staunch criminal justice advocate and in 2015 won a Soros Justice Fellowship to …