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Mar 02, 2023

ACLU-D.C. Statement on President Biden's Signaling to Overturn Local D.C. Criminal Code Law

President Biden's support to overturn the Revised Criminal Code Act undermines D.C.'s fight for statehood and maintaining home rule.

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform, D.C. Statehood, Racial Justice

Feb 14, 2023

St. Elizabeths Hospital Settles Case with Patients Who Endured Life Threatening Conditions During Water Crisis and COVID-19

“This settlement will help ensure that the government meets its constitutional obligation to provide a safe environment for the patients of St. Elizabeths.”

Issue Areas: Due Process/Procedural Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Disability Rights

Court Cases: Costa v. Bazron - Challenging Conditions at St. Elizabeths Hospital During Month-Long Water Outage and COVID-19 Crisis

Feb 07, 2023

ACLU-D.C. urges Congress to respect the District’s autonomy and revised criminal code

We strongly urge Congress to respect the District of Columbia’s decision to pass the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA), and to vote no on any resolution or rider that undermines the ability of District residents to make our laws and manage our tax dollars.

Issue Areas: D.C. Statehood, Criminal Justice Reform

Feb 05, 2023

ACLU-D.C. SEEKS SYSTEMATIC PREVENTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY AFTER ANOTHER PERSON DIES IN POLICE CUSTODY

Yesterday, the Metropolitan Police Department reported the death of Marquez Parker, who passed away on February 2 while in police custody at a Northwest District holding cell.

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform, Police Practices and Police Misconduct

Feb 01, 2023

ACLU-D.C. Calls on the D.C. Council to Disband the Metropolitan Police Department’s Gun Recovery Unit

“In the wake of police killings of Black people, including Tyre Nichols in Memphis, the ACLU-D.C. calls on the D.C. Council to disband the Metropolitan Police Department’s unaccountable and dangerous Gun Recovery Unit (GRU)."

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform

Jan 05, 2023

ACLU-D.C. Statement on the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022

ACLU-D.C. strongly urges the D.C. Council to override Mayor Bowser’s veto of the RCAA. The RCAA is a long overdue overhaul of the D.C. criminal code.

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform

Oct 07, 2022

ACLU-D.C. Responds to Executive Order Pardoning People with Federal and D.C. Convictions for Simple Marijuana Possession

"The President's announcement is a victory for fairness, racial justice, and redemption in the District. Thousands persecuted for marijuana possession will get a second chance and not continue to face the consequences for behavior that is now legal in the District of Columbia."

Issue Areas: Racial Justice, Criminal Justice Reform

Aug 24, 2022

ACLU of the District of Columbia Statement on resident's death at the D.C. Jail

The death of Treyvon Little marks the third death in the D.C. Jail this year. It is beyond time for the D.C. Council to hold DOC accountable for its neglect, poor living conditions, and treatment of residents at their facilities..

Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform

May 05, 2022

ACLU-DC Comment on Proposed Increase in MTPD Officers on Patrol

“Making the Metro safer means increasing accessibility, reliability, and affordability of our transit system for everyone in the DMV...Increasing police would undermine our goal of transit safety."

Issue Areas: Police Practices and Police Misconduct, Racial Justice, Criminal Justice Reform

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