Opinion: D.C. considers a revamp to its criminal justice system based on science

Opinion: D.C. considers a revamp to its criminal justice system based on science

D.C. officials are staring down a stark reality: Our criminal justice system is a mass incarceration mess. Seven in 10 ...
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District Voters Overwhelmingly Support Revised Criminal Code Act

District Voters Overwhelmingly Support Revised Criminal Code Act

The Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021 (RCCA), legislation that would update nearly all the District’s criminal code provisions, is ...
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Poll: DC residents overwhelmingly support Revised Criminal Code Act

Poll: DC residents overwhelmingly support Revised Criminal Code Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Washington, D.C. voters prepare to elect candidates for mayor and the D.C. Council, the results of a ...
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Testifies at Hearing on D.C. Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021

U.S. Attorney’s Office Testifies at Hearing on D.C. Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia testified today at a hearing on the District of Columbia Revised ...
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Testimony in support of Washington, DC’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021

Testimony in support of Washington, DC’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021

I’m Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project and a Ward 6 resident. Established in 1986, The Sentencing ...
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DCist: D.C. Council Takes On Sweeping Rewrite Of 100-Year-Old Criminal Code

DCist: D.C. Council Takes On Sweeping Rewrite Of 100-Year-Old Criminal Code

The D.C. Council on Thursday will start working its way through a sweeping rewrite of the city’s criminal code, a ...
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