Angela ChenApr 94 minApproaches 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...
Kimberly TannerApr 94 minSecure 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 IorioFeb 25, 20233 minSplit-sentencing for seditious supportersOn Jan. 6, 2021, Verden Nalley and James Little arrived at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., along with thousands of others to...
Caitlyn GreeneMay 25, 20225 minThe 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 RichardsonOct 25, 20213 minSurvivors want safety, not longer sentencesFor decades, lawmakers have justified “tough on crime” sentencing regimes by invoking the desires of crime survivors, particularly survivors
Brianna LozitoNov 3, 20153 minThe road to sentencing reformShauna Barry-Scott was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment with intent to distribute cocaine and 10 years supervised release. Mark...