Neighbors for Justice
@Neighbors4JDC
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Striving to be a good neighbor to those at the DC jail through engagement and advocacy. Join us to have your voice counted.
Washington DC
Joined October 2020
Help us make the holiday brighter for our neighbors at the DC jail. Send a virtual holiday letter today! https://t.co/spK58fUz9k
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Happening tonight! There's still time to register for our screening of Redemption at Congressional Cemetery. Learn more and watch the trailer: https://t.co/EwaxebN8Nh
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Join us for a short document screening & discussion on safety in the community at Congressional Cemetery, May 25. Register here: https://t.co/E9WvsMzNQV Cohosted by @theCFSY and @Not_Our_Crimes.
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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.
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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
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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.
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We need to treat gun violence like the public health crisis that it is, says Seema Gajwani, DC Office of the Attorney General. https://t.co/HH87i4Aq0B
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We need someone in DC government who's full-time job is solely to implement the Gun Violence Prevention plan, says @DavidMuhammad. https://t.co/HH87i4zSb3
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To reduce gun violence, our communities and DC agencies need to work together says @DavidMuhammad, author of the Gun Violence Prevention plan. We also need to invest and support the communities most affected by this violence. https://t.co/HH87i4zSb3
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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:
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The DC Council is holding a hearing right now on DC's Gun Violence Prevention Strategic Plan. Watch it now here: https://t.co/HH87i4zSb3
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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 @SentencingProj report w/ @love__justice: https://t.co/VZVf1Zm2oi
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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. https://t.co/naQv70rq9G
nbcwashington.com
A D.C. man who did groundwork on criminal justice reform was killed in Southeast last week.
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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 @charlesallen and @CMCharlesAllen staff for all their hard work to get the legislation actually passed.
NEWS: The D.C. Council has unanimously approved a sweeping overhaul of the city's criminal code, a project 16 years in the making that redefines offenses, creates new grades of penalties, expands jury trial rights, and more. Background:
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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 @Anthonypettyn4j & @sefyfe on authoring. @dclinenews
thedcline.org
If you are a DC resident going up for parole — or if you’ve violated parole — your fate is decided by the U.S. Parole Commission. This body is currently staffed by only two commissioners: one from...
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Excellent op-ed from @LashoniaThewire @PeaceforDC on how to address gun violence in DC.
washingtonpost.com
Changing behaviors and lives is a long process. It requires dedicated resources and sustained programming.
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DC is building a new jail facility. Sign on TODAY to join the call for transformational change. @Neighbors4JDC has been working w/ @CCE_for_DC & @DCJusticeLab and hundreds of DC neighbors on this. Stand with us! https://t.co/9xVO8WUHPu
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