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CCE Deputy Director Emily Tatro testified before the Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Clemency Board.

Following the release of the Phase I report, A Framework for Change, the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens solicited community feedback on both the report and on Phase I community engagement. Feedback was collected via in-person events and electronic submissions. Response rates were low in comparison to the total number of individuals engaged during Phase I (2,000 community members), yet the feedback indicated a continuing deep interest in the work of the Task Force. Written and oral feedback provided input on the content and delivery of the Phase I report, as well as the quality and extent of Phase I community engagement activities.

CCE Deputy Director Emily Tatro testified before the Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety and the Committee of the Whole of the Council of the District of Columbia in support of B23-0440, or the "Removing Barriers to Occupational Licensing for Returning Citizens Amendment Act of 2019."

CCE's Deputy Director Emily Tatro testified before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety and the Committee on Facilities and Procurement of the Council of the District of Columbia regarding the "Moving the Office of Returning Citizen Affairs Amendment Act of 2019."

This report details the findings of the District Task Force on Jails and Justice's Committee on Facilities and Services.

This report details the findings of the District Task Force on Jails & Justice's Committee on Community Investments & Alternatives to the Criminal Justice System.

This report details the findings of the District Task Force on Jails & Justice's Committee on Local Control.

This document includes the corrections data technical addendum for the District Task Force on Jails & Justice.

This report details the findings of the District Task Force on Jails & Justice's Committee on Decarceration.

This document contains the community engagement data analysis for Phase I for the District Task Force on Jails & Justice.

Published on November 5, 2019, the Phase I report of the District Task Force on Jails & Justice includes feedback from nearly 2,000 community members and experts in the criminal legal field, as well as the input and energy from the Task Force's 26 diverse expert members. The Task Force is convened by the Council for Court Excellence and partners the Vera Institute for Justice and National Reentry Network for Returning Citizen.

CCE Policy Analyst Adam Bernbaum testified at a public hearing before the Committee on Recreation and Youth Affairs of the Council of the District of Columbia regarding Bill B23-0291, or "The Detained Youth Access to the Juvenile Services Program Amendment Act of 2019."