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2023

Washington Post

Departing D.C. police chief says he pushed city to ‘think differently’

May 29, 2023

FOX5

Mayor Bowser proposes 'Safer, Stronger DC' bill to enhance public safety

May 5, 2023

DCist

Senate Could Vote Next Week To Block D.C. Police Discipline Bill

May 12, 2023

WUSA9

DC mayor to propose changes to pretrial detention laws

May 3, 2023

Washington City Paper

MPD Chief Robert Contee to Retire, Take FBI Job

April 27, 2023

DC News Now

Proposed DC budget passes off some crime lab services to MPD

April 3, 2023

DC Bar

At Judicial & Bar Conference, Advocates Paint Uncertain Future of Criminal Code Reform Efforts

April 1, 2023

The Washington Post

Biden would veto measure to block D.C.’s policing bill, White House says

March 30, 2023

The DC Line

How the Revised Criminal Code Act would have impacted the District’s most vulnerable

March 23, 2023

DC News Now

House Republicans looking to block DC police reform bill

March 10, 2023

The Marshall Project

How a Growing Political Fight Threatens Local Control of Criminal Justice

March 11, 2023

DCist

House Republicans Introduce Resolution To Block D.C.’s Police Reform Bills

March 9, 2023

The Washington Post

House Republicans launch new effort to block D.C. policing bill

March 9, 2023

The Washington Informer

Black D.C. Residents Weigh In on Embattled Criminal Code Bill

March 9, 2023

The Washington Informer

Mendelson Brings Revised Criminal Code Act Back to D.C. Council

March 6, 2023

Washingtonian

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

March 6, 2023

The Washington Informer

Biden Won’t Veto GOP Takedown of D.C. Criminal Code

March 2, 2023

The Washington Informer

Black D.C. Residents Weigh In on Embattled Criminal Code Bill

March 9, 2023

DCist

Senate To Vote Wednesday On D.C.’s Criminal Code Bill, Likely Handing The City A Significant Defeat

March 8, 2023

The Washington Post

Senators debate whether to reject D.C.'s crime bill as protesters rally

March 8, 2023

The Washington Informer

Mendelson Brings Revised Criminal Code Act Back to D.C. Council

March 6, 2023

Washingtonian

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

March 6, 2023

The Washington Informer

Biden Won’t Veto GOP Takedown of D.C. Criminal Code

March 2, 2023

The Hill

DC voters approve of crime bill that GOP wants to undo, poll finds

March 3, 2023

DC News Now

Concerns about precedent after Biden says he won’t block override of revised DC criminal code

March 2, 2023

DCist

Biden Says He Won’t Veto Congress’ Move To Block D.C. Bill Overhauling The Criminal Code

March 2, 2023

The Washington Post

Biden says he would sign GOP-led resolution blocking D.C. crime bill

March 2, 2023

DCist

Biden Says He Won’t Veto Congress’ Move To Block D.C. Bill Overhauling The Criminal Code

March 2, 2023

The Washington Post

Opinion | A last, best chance to fix the D.C. criminal code

February 24, 2023

DC News Now

Proposed bill would bring reparations to DC African Americans

February 27, 2023

Law360

Inside The Fight To Update DC's Criminal Code

February 24, 2023

Washington City Paper

Vince Gray Bill Aimed at Increasing D.C. Police Force Would Roll Back Accountability Reforms

February 23, 2023

NOS News

Biden wants agents to be trusted, but Ryan no longer dares to go outside

February 8, 2023

Axios Washington D.C.

D.C. lacks plan to fight against Congress overturning its laws

February 15, 2023

The Washington Post

Bowser proposes changes to D.C. criminal code bill as congressional action nears

February 6, 2023

PoPville

“DC Street Vendors Win Support of Chairman Mendelson after Years of Organizing”

February 1, 2023

The Washington Post

Special police units don’t keep the peace — they keep people terrified

January 30, 2023

WAMU 88.5

Is D.C. really reducing penalties for violent crimes? It’s complicated.

January 27, 2023

DCist

Dozens Gather In Downtown D.C. To Protest Memphis Police Killing Of Tyre Nichols

January 27, 2023

DC News Now

DC demonstrators push for change after release of Tyre Nichols video

January 28, 2023

WUSA9.com

Demonstrators shut down busy intersection in downtown DC in solidarity with protests over the killing of Tyre Nichols

January 27, 2023

DCist

Dozens Gather In Downtown D.C. To Protest Memphis Police Killing Of Tyre Nichols

January 27, 2023

WAMU 88.5

Dozens Gather In Downtown D.C. To Protest Memphis Police Killing Of Tyre Nichols

January 27, 2023

The Eagle

A Day of Action explores the relationship between art and activism

January 24, 2023

Human Rights Watch

Groups Urge the Congressional Black Caucus to Advance H.R. 40

January 20, 2023

The Washington Post

D.C. Council overrides mayor’s veto of controversial new criminal code

January 17, 2023

The Washington Informer

D.C. Council Overrides Mayor Bowser’s Veto of Revised Criminal Code

January 18, 2023

2022

NBC Washington

DC MAYOR BOWSER VETOES CRIMINAL CODE OVERHAUL

January 04, 2023

Washington Informer

Mayor Bowser to Veto the Revised Criminal Code Act

January 3, 2023

|Washington Informer

JURY CONVICTS MPD OFFICERS INVOLVED IN KARON HYLTON-BROWN’S DEATH

December 21, 2022

Washington City Paper

THE PEOPLE ISSUE 2022

December 15, 2022

DCist

D.C. COUNCIL APPROVES SERIES OF SIGNIFICANT CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS

December 7, 2022

DC Bar

D.C. BAR PANEL DISCUSSES IMPACT OF SWEEPING OVERHAUL OF DISTRICT’S CRIMINAL CODE

December 5, 2022

DCist

THE D.C. COUNCIL IS VOTING ON A SLEW OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM BILLS. HERE’S WHAT’S IN THEM

December 1, 2022

Washington Informer

D.C. COUNCIL APPROVES REVISED CRIMINAL CODE ACT

November 16, 2022

Washington Post

D.C. COUNCIL PASSES NEW CRIMINAL CODE, DESPITE SOME OBJECTIONS

November 15, 2022

DCist

THE D.C. COUNCIL IS SET TO OVERHAUL THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL CODE. HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

November 15, 2022

Washington Post

D.C. COUNCIL IS RE-WRITING THE CRIMINAL CODE. NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY.

October 31, 2022

Washington Informer

REVISED CRIMINAL CODE ACT INCHES CLOSER TO APPROVAL

October 26, 2022

Washington Informer

ADVOCATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS CLASH ON REVISED D.C. CRIMINAL CODE

October 26, 2022

DCist

D.C. COUNCIL PREPARES TO VOTE ON OVERHAUL OF CRIMINAL CODE

October 14, 2022

Washington Post

OPINION: D.C. RESIDENTS DESERVE A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO CRIME REDUCTION

September 16, 2022

DCist

SEVEN PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN D.C. JAIL CUSTODY THIS YEAR. GIOVANNI LOVE WAS ONE OF THEM

September 15, 2022

Washington City Paper

D.C.’S PRISON OVERSIGHT EFFORTS HAVE BECOME A ‘TOTAL SHAM.’ ADVOCATES ARE PRESSING FOR MAJOR CHANGES.

September 13, 2022

Washington Post

NEW PAINT? WINDOWS? D.C. RESIDENTS DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE JAIL.

September 1, 2022

DC Theater Arts

‘THE BOX,’ A PLAY ABOUT SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, COMING TO ANACOSTIA PLAYHOUSE

August 7, 2022

The Washington Informer

D.C. COUNCIL CONSIDERS BILL BANNING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN CITY JAILS

July 27, 2022

DC Line

JONETTA ROSE BARRAS: IS PUBLIC SAFETY A PRIORITY FOR THE DC COUNCIL?

July 25, 2022

World Justice Project

THE SMARTEST SOLUTIONS

July 25, 2022

WTOP

DC COUNCIL INTRODUCES BILL TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT

July 19, 2022

Washington City Paper

MARY CHEH IS TRYING ONE LAST TIME TO BAN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN D.C.

July 18, 2022

DCist

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT COULD BE BANNED AT D.C. JAIL, YOUTH DETENTION FACILITIES UNDER NEW BILL

July 18, 2022

Washington City Paper

A YEAR LATER, D.C.’S POLICE REFORM COMMISSION FEARS IT’S BEEN IGNORED

March 31, 2022

Washington Informer

DC JUSTICE LAB HELPS CREATE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION TOOL

March 30, 2022

Washington Informer

D.C. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WILL HOUSE TRANSGENDER INMATES BASED ON IDENTITY, NOT ANATOMY

March 25, 2022

Washington Post

LOCAL POLICE SAY THEY’VE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED MANY OF BIDEN’S REFORMS

May 25, 2022

The Jackson Advocate

21ST CENTURY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-FIRST RESPONDERS MODEL FOR URBAN AREAS

May 12, 2022

WAMU 88.5

NUMBERS GAME: HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS DOES D.C. REALLY NEED?

April 7, 2022

SolitaryWatch.org

COVID-FUELED SOLITARY CONFINEMENT STILL PLAGUES PRISONS AND JAILS

March 22, 2022

DCist

D.C. MAYOR BOWSER’S BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES FUNDING TO REPLACE TROUBLED JAIL

March 17, 2022

The Georgetown Voice

FOR INCARCERATED D.C. RESIDENTS, POOR CONDITIONS AREN’T NEW—BUT IT TOOK A PANDEMIC TO PROMPT CHANGES

March 4, 2022

The Washington Post

OPINION: D.C. TRAILS MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA IN CIVIL RIGHTS EFFORTS

March 4, 2022

The Hoya

D.C. CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS STRIVE TO REFORM PUBLIC SAFETY

March 3, 2022

The Washington Post

D.C. JAIL LEADER OFFERS FEW DETAILS OF PLAN TO IMPROVE TROUBLED FACILITY

March 3, 2022

Black Star News

DC CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES PUSH LEGISLATIVE AGENDA TO OVERHAUL POLICING, PUBLIC SAFETY

February 26, 2022

Washington Post

D.C. POLICE CHIEF FACES LITANY OF COMPLAINTS

February 18, 2022

Washington City Paper

POLICE HASSLE STREET VENDOR DURING MPD HEARING

February 18, 2022

ProPublica

CHICAGO’S “RACE-NEUTRAL” TRAFFIC CAMERAS TICKET BLACK AND LATINO DRIVERS THE MOST

January 11, 2022

DCist

‘PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY SUFFERING IN SILENCE:’ A YEAR LATER, JAN. 6 STILL HAUNTS D.C. POLICE OFFICERS

January 6, 2022

2021

The Washington Times

D.C. POLICE TRIED TO FIRE 24 CURRENT OFFICERS FOR ‘CRIMINAL OFFENSES.’ A POWERFUL PANEL BLOCKED NEARLY EVERY ONE, DOCUMENTS SHOW

December 29, 2021

Reveal

D.C. POLICE TRIED TO FIRE 24 CURRENT OFFICERS FOR ‘CRIMINAL OFFENSES.’ A POWERFUL PANEL BLOCKED NEARLY EVERY ONE, DOCUMENTS SHOW

December 18, 2021

DCist

DO ALL CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS NEED TO RESULT IN TIME BEHIND BARS|Black Press USA

December 13, 2021

Washington Post

JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVOCATES AND POLICE AT ODDS OVER REFORM BILL

December 11, 2021

Colorado Newsline

HOUSE REPUBLICANS SLAM TREATMENT OF JAN. 6 DEFENDANTS HELD AT D.C. JAIL

December 8, 2021

Mother Jones

SUDDENLY THE FAR RIGHT WANTS TO FIX THE DC JAIL. IT JUST TOOK LOCKING UP SOME WHITE INSURRECTIONISTS.

November 12, 2021

New York Times

PROBLEMS AT D.C. JAIL WERE IGNORED UNTIL JAN. 6 DEFENDANTS CAME ALONG

November 12, 2021

DCist

D.C. ENTERS AGREEMENT WITH U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE AS CALLS TO EMPTY D.C. JAIL INTENSIFY

November 11, 2021

DCist

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE TAGGED ALONG ON A D.C. COUNCIL VISIT TO THE JAIL

November 5, 2021

The Hoya

ADVOCACY COALITION LAUNCHES TO DECRIMINALIZE DRUGS IN DC

October 28, 2021

Washington Post

D.C. OFFICER CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER DEADLY PURSUIT

September 24, 2021

DCist

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE TAGGED ALONG ON A D.C. COUNCIL VISIT TO THE JAIL

November 5, 2021

The Washington Times

HOMICIDES OUTPACE COVID-19 DEATHS IN WASHINGTON, OTHER MAJOR CITIES

August 16, 2021

The Hill

BOTH THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC WILL BENEFIT FROM ENDING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY

August 10, 2021

Washington Post

D.C. ADVOCATES, OFFICIALS WHO WANT TO OVERHAUL POLICING FACE HURDLES AFTER VIOLENCE SPIKE

August 9, 2021

Washington Post

D.C. WANTS TO TAKE BACK PAROLE FROM THE FEDS. BUT IT’S TAKEN ALMOST NO ACTION AS DEADLINE LOOMS.

August 1, 2021

Washington Post

D.C. NEEDS A LOCAL PAROLING AUTHORITY

July 19, 2021

DCist

NEW D.C. BILL WOULD MANDATE A PUBLIC DATABASE OF POLICE MISCONDUCT RECORDS

July 13, 2021

Washington Post

Street Sense Media

WAMU 88.5

FATAL SHOOTING OF YOUNG MAN BY D.C. POLICE WAS JUSTIFIED BUT MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH BETTER TACTICS, AN AUDIT CONCLUDES

May 25, 2021

MOTHERS RALLY TO PASS POLICE REFORM IN GEORGE FLOYD’S NAME

May 19, 2021

A YEAR AFTER GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER, HERE’S THE STATUS OF POLICE REFORM ACROSS THE D.C. REGION

May 28, 2021

Washington Post

BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE ONES MOST IMPACTED BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. SHOULDN’T THEY HAVE A PART IN FIXING IT?

May 18, 2021

HillRag

DEFENDANTS STRANDED IN JAIL BY PANDEMIC

May 3, 2021

The DC Line

COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS GEORGE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT SAFETY BY RESTRICTING POLICE VEHICULAR PURSUITS IN THE DISTRICT

April 21, 2021

DCist

ADVOCATES CRITICIZE REPORT ON METRO TRANSIT POLICE FOR LACKING TRANSPARENCY

April 21, 2021

The Appeal

‘LET ME SEE THAT WAISTBAND’

April 14, 2021

Washington City Paper

A TO-DO LIST FOR ROBERT CONTEE AS HE PREPARES TO TAKE THE HELM OF MPD

April 8, 2021

DCist

IN DEBATE OVER BOWSER’S RECORD SEALING BILL, ADVOCATES PUSH FOR BROADER REFORMS

April 8, 2021

The DC Line

A STRONGER POLICE CHIEF A SAFER CITY

April 1, 2021

The DC Line

COUNCILMEMBER CHRISTINA HENDERSON INTRODUCES THE RECORD EXPUNGEMENT SIMPLIFICATION TO OFFER RELIEF AND EQUITY (“RESTORE”) AMENDMENT ACT OF 2021

April 1, 2021

National Journal

FOR RACIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES, FILIBUSTER FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER

February 26, 2021

Washington Post

WASHINGTONIANS NAVIGATE NEW NORMAL: RAZOR-TIPPED WIRE FENCES AND ARMED SOLDIERS

January 29, 2021

WHUR 96.3

ATTACK AGAINST THE U.S. CAPITOL

January 7, 2021

2020

Washington Post

TRUMP PARDONS FORMER PRINCE GEORGE’S OFFICER WHOSE CONVICTION WAS ‘WATERSHED’ MOMENT FOR POLICE REFORM IN COUNTY

December 24, 2020

DCist

DC COUNCIL GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO SECOND LOOK ACT

December 1, 2020

Washington Post

TRUMP PARDONS FORMER PRINCE GEORGE’S OFFICER WHOSE CONVICTION WAS ‘WATERSHED’ MOMENT FOR POLICE REFORM IN COUNTY

December 24, 2020

DCist

DC COUNCIL GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO SECOND LOOK ACT

December 1, 2020

The Wash

DC COUNCIL CONSIDERS THREE POLICE REFORM BILLS, ADVOCATES SAY IT ISN’T ENOUGH

October 27, 2020

Washington Post

RACIAL DISPARITIES IN D.C. POLICE STOPS AT CENTER OF DIALOGUE DURING 10-DAY WORKSHOP

October 22, 2020

Washington Post

POLICE SHOOTING OF YOUNG MAN IN DISTRICT GIVES NEW URGENCY TO COMMISSION STUDYING LAW ENFORCEMENT

September 11, 2020

WTOP

DC POLICE REFORM COMMISSION QUESTIONS CHIEF NEWSHAM ON KAY SHOOTING IN EMERGENCY MEETING

September 4, 2020

DCist

MPD CHIEF AND DEPUTY MAYOR GRILLED BY D.C.’S NEW POLICE REFORM COMMISSION OVER DEON KAY KILLING

September 4, 2020

GW Today

D.C. JUSTICE LAB: GW LAW PROFESSOR ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE REFORM IN D.C.

August 7, 2020