DC Justice Lab named One of the Best local charities by Catalogue for Philanthropy in 2021-2022 Click here to learn more...
Executive Director named one of the Nation’s Best Advocates under 40 by the National Bar Association Click here to learn more...
Sign on to a #SafeAndFreeDC: A new, evidence-based legislative agenda that is directly responsive to our community’s needs and goals...
D.C. voters strongly prefer investments in social services and treatment programs to tough on crime policies Click here to learn more...
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee on Civil Rights and Urban Affairs honored DC Justice Lab with this year’s prestigious Alfred McKenzie Award...
DC Justice Lab presented as a finalist in the Equal Rights and Discrimination category at the World Justice Forum in the Hague...
The RESTORE Act was developed by DC Justice Lab and Councilmember Christina Henderson. If enacted, it would dramatically simplify the process for sealing or expunging a criminal record (obviating the need to hire an attorney in an ordinary case) and significantly expand the number of people eligible for...
The Unlock the Box Campaign is a coalition of organizations and movement leaders who partner with state and local campaigns across the United States with the common goal of ending the use of solitary confinement for all people....
In April 2019, the District Task Force on Jails & Justice, an independent body of 26 members, launched a major effort to ensure that any jail in D.C. is only one part of a just and equitable system. The Task Force committed to a process...
As part of an effort to remedy the District’s alarming incarceration rate, 1 DC Justice Lab recommends repealing all mandatory minimum statutes in Washington, D.C. Abolishing mandatory minimums is supported by the majority of voters. According to the ACLU, 72% of Americans would be more likely to vote...