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Jun 18, 2020

ACLU-DC Testimony to D.C. Council Committee of the Whole at FY21 Budget Oversight Hearing

The ACLU-DC's statement to the D.C. Council regarding the Metropolitan Police Department budget.

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Mar 10, 2020

ACLU-DC Email to Barbara Bazron, Director, D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, Regarding DBH's COVID-19 Response at St. Elizabeths Hospital

Letter to the director of the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health about the care of St. Elizabeths patients during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Mar 10, 2020

Criminal Justice Reform

ACLU-DC Email to Quincy Booth, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections, Regarding DOC's COVID-19 Response

The letter urges the director to take critical steps to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 inside the D.C. Jail.

Legislation

Feb 11, 2020

ACLU and ACLU-DC Letter to House Oversight Committee on Markup of H.R. 5803, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act

In this letter, the ACLU and ACLU-DC urge the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform to yes "yes" on the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

Legislation

Feb 11, 2020

D.C. Statehood|
+1 Issue

ACLU Letter In Support of H.R. 5803

In this letter, the ACLU urges members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee to vote “yes” on H.R. 5803, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, as introduced, during the February 11, 2020 markup. H.R. 5803 would grant statehood to the residential areas of the current District of Columbia.

Legislation

Oct 21, 2019

ACLU-DC Statement at Public Oversight Roundtable on “Five Years of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program: Reflections and Next Steps”

The ACLU-DC testified the body-worn camera program has fallen far short of its goal to increase transparency and accountability for police conduct.

Legislation

Oct 17, 2019

Due Process/Procedural Rights|
+1 Issue

Bill 23-291, the Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019

ACLU-DC testimony in support of the Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019.

Legislation

Sep 26, 2019

ACLU-DC Statement at Public Roundtable on Proposed Resolution 23-357, the “Closed Circuit Television Modernizations Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2019”

The two proposed changes we are most concerned about lower the standard of supervision for MPD’s monitoring of CCTVs and increase the retention period for CCTV footage.

Legislation

Sep 25, 2019

Bill 23-309, the Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Amendment Act of 2019

Bill 23-309 prevents District government employees—including those in safety sensitive roles—from facing adverse employment actions simply because they use medical marijuana.

Legislation

Jun 18, 2020

Legislation

Jun 18, 2020

ACLU-DC Testimony to D.C. Council Committee of the Whole at FY21 Budget Oversight Hearing

The ACLU-DC's statement to the D.C. Council regarding the Metropolitan Police Department budget.

Legislation

Mar 10, 2020

Legislation

Mar 10, 2020

ACLU-DC Email to Barbara Bazron, Director, D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, Regarding DBH's COVID-19 Response at St. Elizabeths Hospital

Letter to the director of the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health about the care of St. Elizabeths patients during the COVID-19 crisis.

Legislation

Mar 10, 2020

Legislation

Mar 10, 2020

Criminal Justice Reform

ACLU-DC Email to Quincy Booth, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections, Regarding DOC's COVID-19 Response

The letter urges the director to take critical steps to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 inside the D.C. Jail.

Legislation

Feb 11, 2020

Legislation

Feb 11, 2020

ACLU and ACLU-DC Letter to House Oversight Committee on Markup of H.R. 5803, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act

In this letter, the ACLU and ACLU-DC urge the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform to yes "yes" on the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

Legislation

Feb 11, 2020

Legislation

Feb 11, 2020

D.C. Statehood|
+1 Issue

ACLU Letter In Support of H.R. 5803

Legislation

Oct 21, 2019

Legislation

Oct 21, 2019

ACLU-DC Statement at Public Oversight Roundtable on “Five Years of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program: Reflections and Next Steps”

The ACLU-DC testified the body-worn camera program has fallen far short of its goal to increase transparency and accountability for police conduct.

Legislation

Oct 17, 2019

Legislation

Oct 17, 2019

Due Process/Procedural Rights|
+1 Issue

Bill 23-291, the Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019

ACLU-DC testimony in support of the Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019.

Legislation

Sep 26, 2019

Legislation

Sep 26, 2019

ACLU-DC Statement at Public Roundtable on Proposed Resolution 23-357, the “Closed Circuit Television Modernizations Rulemaking Approval Resolution of 2019”

The two proposed changes we are most concerned about lower the standard of supervision for MPD’s monitoring of CCTVs and increase the retention period for CCTV footage.

Legislation

Sep 25, 2019

Legislation

Sep 25, 2019

Bill 23-309, the Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Amendment Act of 2019

Bill 23-309 prevents District government employees—including those in safety sensitive roles—from facing adverse employment actions simply because they use medical marijuana.

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