Approaches to juvenile justice move backward, not forward in the Washington metropolitan area.
Pending legislation in Maryland and recently passed legislation in Washington D.C. move approaches to youth justice in the area backward...
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Kimberly Tanner
Apr 94 min
Secure D.C.: The omnibus crime bill and its impact on D.C. youth.
On March 11, 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 into law. More commonly known as the “Secure...
Bailey Beckman
Mar 23 min
No guidance from sentencing guidelines.
TW: Child Pornography On April 7, 2022, the Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as a Justice on the Supreme Court—but not before...
Devin Iorio
Feb 25, 20233 min
Split-sentencing for seditious supporters
On Jan. 6, 2021, Verden Nalley and James Little arrived at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., along with thousands of others to...
Caitlyn Greene
May 25, 20225 min
The Bureau of Prison’s systematically unfair treatment of D.C. Code offenders
On Feb. 3, 2022, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia filed Blades v. Garland in the U.S. District Court for the...
Siena Richardson
Oct 25, 20213 min
Survivors want safety, not longer sentences
For decades, lawmakers have justified “tough on crime” sentencing regimes by invoking the desires of crime survivors, particularly survivors
Brianna Lozito
Nov 3, 20153 min
The road to sentencing reform
Shauna Barry-Scott was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment with intent to distribute cocaine and 10 years supervised release. Mark...
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