Press Releases

2024

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2023

Registration Open for Inaugural Richard K. Gilbert Policy Advocacy Competition Hosted by DC Justice Lab

November 15 2023

“We're Hungry in Here”: New Report Shines a Light on Rampant Hunger, Food Waste, and Unsafe Eating Conditions in DC's Jails

November 6 2023

Joint Statement from DC Justice Lab and NAACP DC on the Confirmation Hearing for MPD Acting Chief Pamela Smith

September 27 2023

D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau Announces the Reintroduction of the Eliminating Restrictive and Segregated Enclosures (ERASE) Solitary Confinement Act

March 8 2023

‘HANDS OFF DC’ March to the Hearing

March 29 2023

Hands Off DC Rally

March 8 2023

2022

D.C. Councilmember Mary M. Cheh Announces the Introduction of the Eliminating Restrictive and Segregated Enclosures (ERASE) Solitary Confinement Act in Honor of Nelson Mandela’s Birthday

July 18 2022

New Poll: DC Residents Overwhelmingly Support Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021, A Groundbreaking Criminal Justice Reform Measure

June 14 2022

Former D.C. Police Reform Commissioners, Task Force on Jails and Justice Members, and Criminal Justice Advocates Unite to Release Black-Led, Evidence-Based, Legislative Agenda To Overhaul Public Safety

February 25 2022

2021

Former Police Reform Commissioners Urge DC Council and Mayor Bowser to Implement Report Recommendations

November 15 2021

Former Police Reform Commissioners Urge DC Council and Mayor Bowser to Implement Report Recommendations

November 15 2021

Council Convenes First Public Hearing on the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021

November 4 2021

Families of the victims of deadly vehicular pursuits by Metropolitan Police Department endorse the Law Enforcement Vehicular Reform Act of 2021

September 16 2021

DC Justice Lab Supports the Law Enforcement Vehicular Pursuit Reform Amendment Act of 2021 Introduced by Councilmember Janeese Lewis George

April 22 2021

DC Police Reform Commission Recommends Decentering MPD To Improve Public Safety

April 1 2021

2020

DC JUSTICE LAB AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS CALL ON DC COUNCIL TO PASS MEANINGFUL RECORD-SEALING REFORM

November 21 2021