WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us D.C. Director for Criminal Justice Reform Dawit Getachew issued the following statement today after the D.C. Council voted to expand pretrial incarceration as part of an emergency legislation: “We’re disappointed that the D.C. Council has voted today to expand pretrial detention for adults and youth, disregarding… Read More
We wanted to make sure you saw Senator Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) recently-released policy brief on the CARES Act Home Confinement Program, highlighting the overwhelming success of this policy for individuals, families, and communities. The Home Confinement Program is an evidence-based approach to reducing the federal prison population… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us D.C. Director for Criminal Justice Reform Dawit Getachew issued the following statement after Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced emergency legislation that includes several of the harmful pro-mass incarceration policies from the Safer Stronger D.C. Amendment Act (SSDC) that will fail to improve public safety:… Read More