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Help us make the holiday brighter for our neighbors at the DC jail. Send a virtual holiday letter today!
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Happening tonight! There's still time to register for our screening of Redemption at Congressional Cemetery. Learn more and watch the trailer: mailchi.mp/neighborsforjusti…
Check out our May newsletter and trailer: mailchi.mp/7268bb3c904b/docu…
Join us for a short document screening & discussion on safety in the community at Congressional Cemetery, May 25. Register here: form.jotform.com/23120747541… Cohosted by @theCFSY and @Not_Our_Crimes.
Check out this event tomorrow night with the women of the The Wire in DC and @LashoniaThewire
Panelist on DC Council hearing on gun violence prevention recommends "focused deterrence." It is: identify those most at risk of gun violence, respectfully notify them that they are most at risk, work w/ them to reduce their risk, engage agencies/police to support as needed.
As guns flood our streets, we must flood our schools and communities with mental health supports, job training, and family supports. This is a glaring issue. We can not continue to fail our children. - Seema Gajwani, DC Office of the Attorney General
While juvenile crime is down overall in DC, the pandemic has exacerbated risk factors that have caused an increase in certain types of crime, says Seema Gajwani, DC Office of the Attorney General. dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.…
We need to treat gun violence like the public health crisis that it is, says Seema Gajwani, DC Office of the Attorney General. dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.…
We need someone in DC government who's full-time job is solely to implement the Gun Violence Prevention plan, says @DavidMuhammad. dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.…
To reduce gun violence, our communities and DC agencies need to work together says @DavidMuhammad, author of the Gun Violence Prevention plan. We also need to invest and support the communities most affected by this violence. dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.…
DC's Gun Violence Prevention plan is about focusing on the small number of specific relevant people to provide targeted supports and interventions in order to reduce gun violence in the District. Watch the hearing now: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.…
The DC Council is holding a hearing right now on DC's Gun Violence Prevention Strategic Plan. Watch it now here: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.…
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Over half of the U.S. prison population is sentenced to 10 years or longer. That's over 770,000 people - way too many!
Learn more here in my @SentencingProj report w/ @love__justice: sentencingproject.org/policy…
Neighbors for Justice retweeted
There is powerful false narrative in the District that criminal justice reform is fighting for leniency in lieu of safety...It is about freedom and safety.
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Neighbors for Justice retweeted
I can't stress enough how impactful this legislation will be. Huge kudos to everyone who has worked on these recommendations for the past 10+ years and to @charlesallen and @CMCharlesAllen staff for all their hard work to get the legislation actually passed.
NEWS: The D.C. Council has unanimously approved a sweeping overhaul of the city's criminal code, a project 16 years in the making that redefines offenses, creates new grades of penalties, expands jury trial rights, and more. Background: dcist.com/story/22/11/15/dc-…
Op-ed on harms of current parole system and a need for change. Insights into what DC residents experience in federal prisons. Thanks to NFJ team @Anthonypettyn4j & @sefyfe on authoring. @dclinenews thedcline.org/2022/11/14/ant…
Excellent op-ed from @LashoniaThewire @PeaceforDC on how to address gun violence in DC. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
DC is building a new jail facility. Sign on TODAY to join the call for transformational change. @Neighbors4JDC has been working w/ @CCE_for_DC & @DCJusticeLab and hundreds of DC neighbors on this. Stand with us! mailchi.mp/963e4ce1392c/sign…
Wards 5, 7, & 8 residents: Please join this conversation TONIGHT at 6:30 pm about the future of the DC Jail. The goal is to collect all ideas and feedback to advocate for change and inform the planning process.
Calling all residents of Wards 5, 7, and 8! The District Task Force on Jails & Justice, @DCJusticeLab, and @Neighbors4JDC want to hear about your vision for the future of the DC Jail.
Join us for a community conversation on 8/31 at 6:30. Scan the QR code to join the Zoom!
