DC Justice Lab | Transforming The District’s Approach To Public Safety

Transforming the District of Columbia's Approach to Public Safety.

DC Justice Lab is researching, mobilizing, and advocating for large-scale changes to the criminal legal system.

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Help amplify the voices of pregnant people in DC Jails

New Article: Jury Demandability

A win for Reparations

The Washington Post: DC Council approves money to study reparations for Black residents

Richard K. Gilbert Policy Advocacy Competition

Inside Voices: Frequent Use of Solitary Confinement at DC Jail May Be Worse Than Rikers Island

Patrice Sulton for The Appeal

DC’s misguided crime bill delivers for law enforcement, not the Community.

2024 Community Safety Fair Highlights

Advocates develop safety solutions

Read the proposals written by our 2024 Policy Training Academy graduates.

Watch: Patrice Sulton Receives 2024 GWUL Champion of Justice Award

SABA-DC Grant

DC Justice lab is a proud recipient of SABA-DC's 2023 Racial Justice Grant!

What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About DC’s Controversial Crime Bill

Patrice Sulton explains the Criminal code to Washingtonian Magazine

In D.C., Black people experience more than 90% of the searches that lead to no warning, ticket or arrest.

In D.C., 94% of people sentenced for felonies are Black and more than half are Black men age 18 – 30.

In D.C., more than 90% of people incarcerated in our local jails are Black.

In D.C., Black people experience more than 90% of the searches that lead to no warning, ticket or arrest.

In D.C., 94% of people sentenced for felonies are Black and more than half are Black men age 18 - 30.

In D.C., more than 90% of people incarcerated in our local jails are Black.

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