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DC Council Extends Pretrial Detention of Young People Accused of Serious Crimes
- The D.C. Council unanimously approved on Tuesday emergency legislation extending the pretrial detention policy for youth accused of violent crimes and changing the summer curfew to 11 p.m.
- The extension occurred as the city seeks to reduce youth crime amid disagreement among council members on the effectiveness of pretrial detention and curfew policies.
- The legislation includes Peace D.C., a plan to recruit officers and bolster violence interruption programs, plus four-day emergency curfew zones enforced starting at 8 p.m. for groups of eight or more youth in designated areas.
- Councilmember Parker called the detention policy 'an imperfect tool' and noted research questions around curfews, while Councilmember White stated, 'The bottom line is we don’t have evidence that this works.'
- The council's approval maintains current pretrial detention practices and curfew adjustments through the summer, aiming to keep the city safer while studying policy effectiveness.
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The DC Council has expanded the directives on pre-trial detention of young people who are arrested for violent crimes in the city. Without the approval of the council on Tuesday of the emergency legislation, the provision that extended the pre-trial detention would have expired on July 15. With its Peace DC bill, District 2 councilwoman Brook Pinto, urged the council to approve the measure and make it permanent, but an approved amendment prevent…
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DC Council extends pretrial detention of young people accused of serious crimes
The D.C. Council has extended directives on pretrial detention of young people who are arrested for violent crimes in the city. Without the council’s approval Tuesday of the emergency legislation, the provision that expanded pretrial detention would have otherwise expired July 15. With her Peace D.C. bill, Ward 2 Council member Brook Pinto urged the council to approve the measure and make it permanent — but an approved amendment prevented that. …
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