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November 1, 2024
November 21, 2024

Reflections on Washington Post article, “He spent 50 years fighting to leave prison. Now he helps others get out.”

CCE Policy & Education Associate Gene Downing, who leads our Second Chance Hiring Alliance, wrote a response to a recent Post article about reentry.
October 22, 2024
November 1, 2024

Volunteers Needed! Participate in our School Jury Program in January

Lawyer and judge volunteers are needed to support CCE's School Jury Education Program sessions with D.C. students in January 2025!
October 15, 2024
October 25, 2024

Second Chance Hiring Alliance Fall 2024 Newsletter

Read the Fall 2024 edition of the Second Chance Hiring Alliance newsletter that includes a summary of recent and upcoming events, our newest partners, an employer profile, and more!

CCE Releases "Is D.C. More Secure? A Criminal Legal System Overview"

On September 23, 2024, CCE released "Is D.C. More Secure? A Criminal Legal System Overview", which provides up-to-date data on many key aspects of D.C.’s criminal legal system. The report gives particular focus to parts of the legal system that may be impacted in the months and years ahead by provisions of the SECURE D.C. legislation passed in early 2024.
August 14, 2024
September 23, 2024

Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue Recap: "Tell Us Everything!"

On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 CCE hosted the latest Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue event, "Tell Us Everything: Handling the Demand for Information in High-Profile Trials in the Internet Age" at Williams & Connolly LLP. The event attracted 70 attendees, who engaged deeply with the expert insights shared by our distinguished panelists. Read this article to learn more!
June 7, 2024
September 19, 2024

District Task Force on Jails & Justice Statement Disapproving of D.C.'s Proposed Jail Plan

On June 7, 2024 the District Task Force on Jails & Justice released a public statement on the D.C. Department of Corrections' plans for a new jail facility. The Task Force calls on District leaders to engage with its concerned members and those who are most impacted by the jail to develop a plan to house and treat people who are held in custody as safely and humanely as possible.
May 21, 2024
November 19, 2024

CCE and D.C. Auditor Release Report About Crossover Youth

CCE, in partnership with the Office of the D.C. Auditor (ODCA), released a report which finds that the District’s child welfare and delinquency systems are not meeting the needs of “crossover youth,” who are young people who have been involved with both systems. This new audit report, "A Broken Web: Improved Interagency Collaboration is Needed for D.C.’s Crossover Youth," underscores the need for enhanced collaboration and targeted interventions to improve outcomes for both the young people themselves and community safety. 
May 9, 2024
August 27, 2024

CCE Hosting 2024 "Meet the Next Chief Judge" Candidate Forum

The Council for Court Excellence invites you to join us and our distinguished co-sponsors for "Meet the Next Chief Judge" on June 13, 2024. At this candidate forum, interested members of the public will hear from the judges who have applied to succeed the Hon. Anita Josey-Herring as the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

CCE Releases "More Data is Needed on the Use of Solitary Confinement in D.C."

Today CCE released an issue brief entitled, "More Data is Needed on the Use of Solitary Confinement in D.C." The brief provides an overview of our efforts to get information and data about the use of solitary confinement - often referred to as restrictive housing or segregation - in D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities. It goes on to summarize the limited data that was provided after more than two years of protracted negotiations, and describes the inquiries that remain unanswered by DOC.
January 17, 2024
September 23, 2024

CCE Issues Progress Report on Strategic Plan, Including Board and Staff Diversity

Our current Strategic Plan calls on CCE to publish certain race equity metrics and share progress on our goals annually. We want to ensure public accountability around our race equity goals. A new January 2024 report presents updates on progress made in 2023, and shares some demographic metrics we are tracking toward our overall diversity goals.
July 18, 2023
September 23, 2024

New Report Highlights the Challenges and Innovations in D.C.'s Criminal Legal System in 2022

CCE's latest report, "D.C.'s Criminal Legal Systems Overview 2022" provides a summary of some of the most significant challenges and innovations faced by D.C.'s adult and youth criminal legal systems in 2022.
June 27, 2023
September 23, 2024

Task Force on Jails & Justice Publishes Report Card On Status of Recommendations

2023 report from the District Task Force on Jails & Justice on progress made in the last two years underscores the need for District-wide collaboration to transform D.C.’s criminal legal system.

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