A press release issued by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reports that she sent a letter to the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Colette Peters, regarding …
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Alternatives to Armed Police Response Efforts Thrive In U.S. Cities
Newsweek published a piece providing a look into alternatives to armed police responses put in the context of alternatives to the “Defund the Police” policies. Titled ‘Defund the Police’ Is …
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D.C. Police Union Loses Challenge Of Law Reforming Officer Discipline
DCIST has reported that federal appellate judges have rejected the D.C. police union’s challenge of a law that gives the Metropolitan Police Department more power over police disciplinary processes. The …
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D.C.’s Incarcerated Residents Right To Vote
DCIST recently published an article raising questions about the implementation of the law extending the right to vote to incarcerated D.C. residents (passed by the D.C. Council two years ago) …
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Families Against Mandatory Minimums releases national criminal justice survey
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) has released what it calls the “first-ever national poll on prison oversight.” Survey results show that nearly three-quarters of Americans support reforming the nation’s criminal …
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Criminal Justice Coordinating Council gun violence reduction plan
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), a federally-funded independent D.C. agency, recently released a report on gun violence in the city. The Gun Violence Reduction Strategic Plan offers 16 recommendations …
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Training Academy For Violence Interrupters Launches In D.C.
Violence interruption is a community-based approach to reducing communal and interpersonal violence that treats violence as a public health problem. This type of model was reportedly created by the organization …
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DC Public Defender Nominated as a Commissioner of the U.S. Parole Commission
A staff attorney with the DC Public Defenders Service has been nominated by President Biden to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission. Her appointment is subject to …
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Parole Reform Setback, University Legal Services report
This is a piece from University Legal Services’ Jail and Prison Advocacy Project recent newsletter. It was authored by Cami Bianchi, one of their summer interns and is published here …
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Councilmember Cheh Introduces bill to Ban Solitary Confinement in D.C.
As reported in the City Paper, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh introduced a new bill that would effectively end the practice of Solitary Confinement at the DC Jail, which has …
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