News
2024
2024
U Street’s revamped True Reformer Building offers free space to nonprofits
Washington Business Journal
October 9 2024
Cop hits woman’s head with gun as she tries running away, then lies to officers, feds say
Miami Herald
September 18 2024
D.C. officer’s murder case stokes debate over U.S. police prosecutions
The Washington Post
September 6 2024
While I Breathe, I Hope: A Black Nonprofit Leader and Daughter of the South Returns Home
The Commons
August 7 2024
D.C. Council approves money to study reparations for Black residents
The Washington Post
June 25 2024
D.C. Judges Keep Tossing MPD Gun Seizures Out of Court. Have Cops Changed Their Ways?
Washington City Paper
June 25 2024
Deaths Inside the DC Jail Leave Families Questioning the Department of Corrections and Pleading for Answers
Washington City Paper
June 14 2024
DC crime news trackers aim to inform–but are they being used for a right wing agenda?- DCJL in the News
The Guardina
June 12 2024
D.C. Department of Corrections Is Stingy With Info on Solitary Confinement, Complicating Reform Efforts
Washington City Paper
March 18 2024
Criminal justice reform advocate Patrice Sulton discusses the implications of the DC Crime Bill
Let It Be Known News - BLACKPRESS USA - NNPA
March 14 2024
The Debate Over Secure DC is Finally Over. Will Any of It Matter if Cops and Prosecutors Don’t Do Their Jobs?
Washington City Paper
March 5 2024
Inside the D.C. Council’s turn away from progressive crime strategies
The Washington Post
March 3 2024
“An Issue No One Can See”: Watchdogs Fault D.C. for Ongoing Solitary Confinement
Bolts
February 20 2024
Urgency grips DC Council as residents await second vote of omnibus crime bill
ABC7 News
February 7 2024
Many Councilmembers Have Big Doubts About Drug-Free Zones. The Policy Looks Set to Pass Anyway.
Washington City Paper
February 5 2024
Public Safety and Equity at Center of Gallery Place/Chinatown Development Discussions
The Washington Informer
January 31 2024
Foggy Bottom crime rose in 2023 as total crime in Ward 2 remains low
The GW Hatchett
January 21 2024
DC Justice Lab Fellow Jessa Royer on the Criminal Consequences of Failure to Appear
NRNRC Black Table Talk
January 18 2024
Secure DC Omnibus Bill Advances to Committee of the Whole Amid Questions, Pushback
The Washington Informer
January 17 2024
No way a human should be': Abolishing solitary confinement in DC
The Real News Network
January 15 2024
D.C. Council Set To Vote on Public Safety Bill as Homicide, Carjackings Surge
The New York Sun
January 12 2024
2023
2023
Mendelson bill would direct D.C. mayor, police to launch new crime strategies
The Washington Post
December 21 2023
Registration Open for Inaugural Richard K. Gilbert Policy Advocacy Competition
Uloop
November 20 2023
D.C. jail food is so rotten or processed that inmates throw two-thirds of it away, according to a new survey
The DES
November 11 2023
In D.C. bill, Bowser aims to curb retail theft, drug-dealing, police reform
The Washington Post
October 23 2023
Police Reform Rollbacks, Drug-Free Zones: What's In Bowser's Latest Public Safety Bill
DCist
October 23 2023
DC Police Chief Pamela Smith's Strategic Plan for Safer Communities - The Washington Informer
The Washington Informer
October 2 2023
As D.C. city council increases pretrial detention, a bill to eliminate solitary confinement in detention is trying to pass, yet again
The Des
September 28 2023
D.C. councilmember’s crime bills will make a bad situation worse, activists say
People's World
September 27 2023
In wake of gun violence in D.C. and on college campuses, students and activists seek out change
The Georgetown Voice
September 23 2023
Opinion | Brooke Pinto’s big plan for D.C. public safety will make waves
The Washington Post
September 22 2023
D.C. councilmember focuses on increased penalties and policing in slate of public safety bills
WAMU 88.5
September 20 2023
Pinto Is Reviving an Old Push for Warrantless Searches. Some Fear It Will Kick-start a ‘Free-for-All’ of Police Harassment
Washington City Paper
September 19 2023
Justice advocates doubt feasibility, effectiveness of deploying DC National Guard
DC News Now
August 8 2023
Violent crime is rising in the nation’s capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch
The Associated Press (AP)
July 28 2023
D.C. residents share public safety ideas based on their own experiences
The Washington Post
July 29 2023
Hands Off DC Is Organizing on Behalf of the District, in Resistance to Congress
Washington City Paper
July 28 2023
D.C. Residents Should Still Care About the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022
The Washington City Paper
July 28 2023
Inside Voices: Jail ANC Transferred Out of D.C. After Council Testimony
Washington City Paper
July 21
‘We have a crisis’: DC Council desperate to curb spike in violent crime passes emergency bill
BPR
July 12 2023
DC City Council passes controversial crime bill to deal with violence in the District
DC News Now
July 11
New D.C. Council Bill Would Stiffen Penalties For Certain Domestic Violence And Sexual Crimes
DCist
June 23
WASHINGTON DC HEARING ON HISTORIC REPARATIONS TASK FORCE BILL HEARS POWERFUL TESTIMONY
TAG 24
June 14 2023
Leading civil rights advocates request a D.C. Council hearing on D.C. Metropolitan Police Department's jump-outs and other police abuses
PR Newswire
May 11 2023
Trump On Jury Decision: "This Verdict Is A Disgrace"; Sources: Federal Criminal Charges Filed Against GOP's Santos; Tucker Carlson Announces He's Bringing His Show To Twitter. Aired 9-10p ET
CNN Primetrime
May 9 2023
At Judicial & Bar Conference, Advocates Paint Uncertain Future of Criminal Code Reform Efforts
DC Bar
May 1 2023
Biden would veto measure to block D.C.’s policing bill, White House says
The Washington Post
March 30 2023
How the Revised Criminal Code Act would have impacted the District’s most vulnerable
The DC Line
March 23 2023
A crime bill was supposed to fix Washington DC’s problems. Instead, it polarized a city
The Guardian
March 12 2023
How a Growing Political Fight Threatens Local Control of Criminal Justice
The Marshall Project
March 11 2023
Black D.C. Residents Weigh In on Embattled Criminal Code Bill
The Washington Informer
March 9 2023
Senate To Vote Wednesday On D.C.’s Criminal Code Bill, Likely Handing The City A Significant Defeat
DCist
March 8 2023
Senators debate whether to reject D.C.'s crime bill as protesters rally
The Washington Post
March 8 2023
Mendelson Brings Revised Criminal Code Act Back to D.C. Council
The Washington Informer
March 6 2023
Concerns about precedent after Biden says he won’t block override of revised DC criminal code
DC News Now
March 2 2023
Biden Says He Won’t Veto Congress’ Move To Block D.C. Bill Overhauling The Criminal Code
DCistMarch 2 2023
Biden says he would sign GOP-led resolution blocking D.C. crime bill
The Washington Post
March 2 2023
Vince Gray Bill Aimed at Increasing D.C. Police Force Would Roll Back Accountability Reforms
Washington City Paper
February 23 2023
Biden wants officers to be trusted, but Ryan doesn't dare to go out anymore
NOS News
February 6 2023
D.C. lacks plan to fight against Congress overturning its laws
Axios Washington D.C.
February 16 2023
Bowser proposes changes to D.C. criminal code bill as congressional action nears
The Washington Post
February 6 2023
“DC Street Vendors Win Support of Chairman Mendelson after Years of Organizing”
PoPville
February 1 2023
DC man charged with abducting girlfriend dies hours after arrest at Northwest police station
Fox5
February 4 2023
Special police units don’t keep the peace — they keep people terrified
The Washington Post
January 30 2023
Demonstrators shut down busy intersection in downtown DC in solidarity with protests over the killing of Tyre Nichols
WUSA9
January 27 2023
Dozens Gather In Downtown D.C. To Protest Memphis Police Killing Of Tyre Nichols
WAMU 88.5
January 27 2023
D.C. Council Overrides Mayor Bowser’s Veto of Revised Criminal Code
The Washington Informer
January 18 2023
D.C. Council overrides mayor’s veto of controversial new criminal code
The Washington Post
January 17 2023
2022
2022
Jury Convicts MPD Officers Involved in Karon Hylton-Brown's Death
The Washington Informer
December 21 2022
D.C. Bar Panel Discusses Impact of Sweeping Overhaul of District’s Criminal Code
DC Bar
December 5 2022
On Smarter Safety Solutions, TEEM Leadership and Blackjack Christmas Featuring Patrice Sulton, Dr. Cecelia Martin and Victoria Rowell
A Moment with Erik Fleming
November 28 2022
Where do D.C. officials land on rewriting the city's criminal code?
The Washington Post
October 31 2022
Advocates and Elected Officials Clash on Revised D.C. Criminal Code
The Washington Informer
October 26 2022
DC Justice Lab Patrice Sulton: Black Table Talk
The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens
October 10 2022
Episode 4- Broadcasting live from Congressional Black Caucus Conf, Human Rights & Justice Talk Show
Human Rights and Justice
October 4 2022
Opinion | D.C. residents deserve a thoughtful approach to crime reduction
The Washington Post
September 16 2022
Seven People Have Died In D.C. Jail Custody This Year. Giovanni Love Was One Of Them
DCist
September 15 2022
Advocates Want Major Changes to DC's Prison Oversight Efforts
Washington City Paper
September 13 2022
If we over-rely on punishment and state violence we actually breed more crime in our communities
APasmanick
August 15 2022
‘The BOX,’ a play about solitary confinement, coming to Anacostia Playhouse
DC Theater Arts
August 7 2022
D.C. Council Considers Bill Banning Solitary Confinement in City Jails
The Washington Informer
July 27
New Poll: DC Residents Overwhelmingly Support Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021, A Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform Measure
June 14 2022
Bethany Young discusses policing and criminal justice issues in DC elections
We Act Radio
May 31 2022
Biden police executive order: Local agencies say they've already reformed
The Washington Post
May 25 2022
Privilege and Punishment: A Conversation Between Matthew Clair and Patrice Sulton
Entrepreneurial Appetite
May 18 2022
21st Century Emergency Management-First Responders Model for Urban Areas
`Jackson Advocates
March 31 2022
DC Justice Lab Helps Create the Racial Equity Impact Analysis, a Gun Violence Prevention Tool
Post News Group
April 12 2023
A Year Later, D.C.'s Police Reform Commission Fears It's Been Ignored
Washington City Paper
March 31 2022
D.C. Department of Corrections Will House Transgender Inmates Based on Identity, Not Anatomy
The Washington Informer
March 25 2022
For incarcerated D.C. residents, poor conditions aren’t new—but it took a pandemic to prompt changes
The Georgetown Voice
March 4 2022
D.C. Criminal Justice Advocates Push Legislative Agenda To Overhaul Policing, Public Safety
Black Star News
February 26 2022
2021
2021
DC Police Tried to Fire 24 Current Officers for 'Criminal Offenses.' A Powerful Panel Blocked Nearly Every One, Documents Show.
Black Press USA
December 18 2021
Let it be know: Do all criminal convictions need to result in time behind bars?
Black Press USA
December 13 2021
House Republicans slam treatment of Jan. 6 defendants held at D.C. jail - Colorado Newsline
Colorado Newsline
December 8 2021
Former Police Reform Commissioners Urge DC Council and Mayor Bowser to Implement Report Recommendations
November 21 2021
This activist says Jan. 6 inmates are treated better than DC's Black prison population.
Al Jazeera
November 16 2021
Suddenly the Far Right Wants to Fix the DC Jail. It Just Took Locking Up Some White Insurrectionists.
Mother Jones
November 12 2021
Problems at D.C. Jail Were Ignored Until Jan. 6 Defendants Came Along
New York Times
November 12 2021
400 D.C. jail residents will be moved after inspection finds 'systemic failures'
NPR
November 3 2021
D.C. officer Terence Sutton charged with murder of Karon Hylton after deadly pursuit
The Washington Post
September 24 2021
Homicides outpace COVID-19 deaths in Washington, other major cities
The Washington Times
August 1062021
DC advocates, officials who want to overhaul policing face hurdles after violence spike
The Washington Post
August 9 2021
D.C. wants to take back parole functions from U.S. Parole Commission but has taken little action
The Washington Post
August 1 2021
Jury trials are starting again. But the pandemic put some behind bars past their sentences.
The Washington Post
June 24 2021
#024: Patrice Sulton - Criminal Justice Reformer, Civil Rights Lawyer, Legislative Drafter, and Non-Profit Founder
How I Layer
June 23 2021
Press release: Former Police Reform Commissioners Urge DC Council and Mayor Bowser to Implement Report Recommendations
November 21 2021
Fundraisers for Criminal Justice Reform Forge Ahead After An Unprecedented 2020
Inside Philanthropy
June 19 2021
Better tactics may have prevented fatal shooting by D.C. police, audit finds
The Washington Post
May 25 2021
Black people are the ones most impacted by the justice system. Shouldn’t they have a part in fixing it?
The Washington Post
May 18 2021
Press Release: Councilmember Lewis George Introduces Legislation to Protect Safety by Restricting Police Vehicular Pursuits in the District
The DC Line
April 21 2021
A To-Do List for Robert Contee as He Prepares to Take the Helm of MPD
Washington City Paper
April 8 2021
Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson introduces The Record Expungement Simplification to Offer Relief and Equity (“RESTORE”) Amendment Act of 2021
The DC Line
April 1 2021
2020
2020
Trump pardons former Prince George’s officer whose conviction was ‘watershed’ moment for police reform in county
The Washington Post
December 27 2020
Neighboring Counties Differ on Jail Time for DUI Cases on Maryland Highways
NBC4 Washington
December 23 2020
Patrice Amandla Sulton and Beth Bourdon speak with Adrienne Lawrence on The Conversation.
The Conversation Podcast
December 21 2020
AU without the PD: looking to the past to change the future of policing on campus
DCist
December 9 2020
DC Council considers three police reform bills, advocates say it isn’t enough
The Wash
October 27 2020
D.C. police stops: 10-day workshop focuses on reducing law enforcement interactions
The Washington Post
October 22 2020
Police shooting of young man in District gives new urgency to commission studying law enforcement
The Washington Post
September 11 2020
Everything we know so far about the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Deon Kay
The Washington Post
September 5 2020
DC Police Reform Commission questions Chief Newsham on Kay shooting in emergency meeting
WTOP News
September 7 2020