Wards 5, 7, & 8 residents: Please join this conversation TONIGHT at 6:30 pm about the future of the DC Jail. The goal is to collect all ideas and feedback to advocate for change and inform the planning process.

DC is building a new jail facility. Sign on TODAY to join the call for transformational change. Neighbors for Justice has been working w/ Council for Court Excellence & DC Justice Lab and hundreds of DC neighbors on this. Stand with us! mailchi.mp/963e4ce1392c/s…

Excellent op-ed from Lashonia PeaceforDC on how to address gun violence in DC. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

Op-ed on harms of current parole system and a need for change. Insights into what DC residents experience in federal prisons. Thanks to NFJ team anthony petty & Shannon Fyfe on authoring. The DC Line thedcline.org/2022/11/14/ant…

I can't stress enough how impactful this legislation will be. Huge kudos to everyone who has worked on these recommendations for the past 10+ years and to Charles Allen and CM Allen's Team staff for all their hard work to get the legislation actually passed.

There is powerful false narrative in the District that criminal justice reform is fighting for leniency in lieu of safety...It is about freedom and safety. nbcwashington.com/news/local/cri…

Over half of the U.S. prison population is sentenced to 10 years or longer. That's over 770,000 people - way too many! Learn more here in my The Sentencing Project report w/ Ashley Nellis: sentencingproject.org/policy-brief/h…

The DC Council is holding a hearing right now on DC's Gun Violence Prevention Strategic Plan. Watch it now here: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

DC's Gun Violence Prevention plan is about focusing on the small number of specific relevant people to provide targeted supports and interventions in order to reduce gun violence in the District. Watch the hearing now: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

To reduce gun violence, our communities and DC agencies need to work together says David L Muhammad, author of the Gun Violence Prevention plan. We also need to invest and support the communities most affected by this violence. dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

We need someone in DC government who's full-time job is solely to implement the Gun Violence Prevention plan, says David L Muhammad. dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

We need to treat gun violence like the public health crisis that it is, says Seema Gajwani, DC Office of the Attorney General. dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

While juvenile crime is down overall in DC, the pandemic has exacerbated risk factors that have caused an increase in certain types of crime, says Seema Gajwani, DC Office of the Attorney General. dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

As guns flood our streets, we must flood our schools and communities with mental health supports, job training, and family supports. This is a glaring issue. We can not continue to fail our children. - Seema Gajwani, DC Office of the Attorney General

Panelist on DC Council hearing on gun violence prevention recommends "focused deterrence." It is: identify those most at risk of gun violence, respectfully notify them that they are most at risk, work w/ them to reduce their risk, engage agencies/police to support as needed.

Check out this event tomorrow night with the women of the The Wire in DC and Lashonia

Join us for a short document screening & discussion on safety in the community at Congressional Cemetery, May 25. Register here: form.jotform.com/231207475415149 Cohosted by Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth and MoreThanOurCrimes.

Check out our May newsletter and trailer: mailchi.mp/7268bb3c904b/d…

Happening tonight! There's still time to register for our screening of Redemption at Congressional Cemetery. Learn more and watch the trailer: mailchi.mp/neighborsforju…