Recent News

CCE will present testimony on the "DC Re-entry Facilitation Amendment Act of 2012" at the hearing on Tuesday, September 25, 10:00am, in Room 412 of the Wilson Building.

Join us October 2, at 6:30pm, for the latest Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue, hosted by Georgetown University Law Center. This program is free and open to the public!

"Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!" features a news quiz about the current debate over distracted walkers. CCE released our report "Protecting Pedestrians" in March of this year, and the issue has heated up across the nation since then.

CCE's groundbreaking report included recommendations that are key to proposed laws

CCE assisted the Judicial Nomination Commission in a public outreach effort to encourage neighbors to join us at the DC Superior Court Chief Judge candidate forum on July 10, 2012. Listen to CCE Executive Director June Kress on the radio with Gloria Minott of WPFW.

You're invited to attend gallery's opening reception July 13. Ms. Bulisova's photographs of previously incarcerated women are featured in CCE's reentry report. A new video also includes statistics from the our report.

DC Council hearing brings up new questions about pedestrian safety. Should DC reduce the $250 fine for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk if cameras can catch violators in the act?

View our newest online photo gallery of pictures from the May 10, 2012 Justice Potter Stewart Award Dinner honoring Jim Lyons and Jack Keeney, Jr.

Judge Rufus King, III and Judge Joan Zeldon will represent the dispute resolution company on our Board

The median time DC children spend in foster care before being adopted has been stuck at close to 4 years since 2006, compared to 2 ½ years nationally. The lack of progress on expediting permanency for the District’s foster children is especially disappointing because the total number of foster care cases has dropped significantly, from 3,421 in 2004 to 2,000 in 2011.

The 16th Annual Justice Potter Stewart Award Dinner is next week! This year, we honor Jim Lyons and Jack Keeney, Jr. May 10, 6:00pm at the Organization of American States