July 2025 CCE Newsletter
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New Open Horizon Civil and Criminal Justice Fellows to start in 2026
The Council for Court Excellence (CCE) is proud to announce the selection and hiring of two new Open Horizon Fellows - Dionejala Muhammad and Rachel Hirsch - who will begin their work later this summer. In 2022, CCE became the first organization to partner with Open Horizon to expand the pipeline of public interest attorneys and policy advocates. CCE is proud to continue this partnership and to bring on our fourth class of Fellows in 2026.
D.C. Jail Population Continues to Rise, New Analysis Shows
Burgeoning numbers at jail strains aging facility, DOC budget. As of May 2026, the population of the D.C. Jail is rising again, and is now higher than during the law enforcement surge of the summer and fall of 2025.
Spring 2026 CCE Newsletter
In this issue: insights from D.C.'s legal luminaries, strengthening oversight and accountability, advancing second chance hiring solutions, building community engagement through candidate forums and signature gatherings.