Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021

RevisING OUR

Criminal Code

Revised

Criminal

Code Act

REVISED CRIMINAL CODE ACT

D.C. deserves a criminal code of its own making. Prosecutors, defense attorneys, and legal scholars spent years helping a non-partisan Commission modernize D.C.’s criminal laws. Those same advisors voted unanimously to send the RCCA to the D.C. Council who unanimously passed the bill, twice. The Revised Code resembles the Model Penal Code that 29 states adopted clarifying what is and what is not a crime, providing for greater predictability, transparency, and fairness.

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RCCA

86 %

of DC voters support criminal justice reform in general

83 %

of DC voters support the Revised Criminal Code Act

79 %

of DC voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the RCCA

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RevisING OUR

Criminal Code

Revised

Criminal

Code Act

REVISED CRIMINAL CODE ACT

RCCA

86

%

of DC voters support criminal justice reform in general

83

%

of DC voters support the Revised Criminal Code Act

79

%

of DC voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the RCCA

VERIFY: Does the Revised Criminal Code Act really reduce penalties for violent crimes?

VERIFY: Does the Revised Criminal Code Act really reduce penalties for violent crimes?

The Pundits Are Wrong About D.C.’s Crime Bill

The Pundits Are Wrong About D.C.’s Crime Bill

D.C. Council Approves Sweeping Overhaul Of Criminal Code

D.C. Council Approves Sweeping Overhaul Of Criminal Code

Poll: DC residents overwhelmingly support Revised Criminal Code Act

Poll: DC residents overwhelmingly support Revised Criminal Code Act

"There is not a jurisdiction in this country that wouldn’t benefit from this type of comprehensive review of its criminal statutes, and that includes Congress."

Kevin Ring, president of FAMM

RCCA is The first comprehensive revision of the D.C. Code since THE YEAR 1901.

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Washington, DC 20009

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RevisING OUR

Criminal Code

Revised

Criminal

Code Act

REVISED CRIMINAL CODE ACT

RCCA

%

of DC voters support criminal justice reform in general

%

of DC voters support the Revised Criminal Code Act

%

of DC voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports the RCCA

Poll: DC residents overwhelmingly support Revised Criminal Code Act

Poll: DC residents overwhelmingly support Revised Criminal Code Act

"There is not a jurisdiction in this country that wouldn’t benefit from this type of comprehensive review of its criminal statutes, and that includes Congress."

Kevin Ring, president of FAMM

RCCA is The first comprehensive revision of the D.C. Code since THE YEAR 1901.

1200 U Street, NW Washington, DC 20009

(202) 681-8783 [email protected]

2022 © DC Justice Lab. All Rights Reserved.

1200 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

(202) 681-8783
[email protected]