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A locally elected Democratic official says the proposed revisions to Washington, D.C.'s criminal code would take tools away from prosecutors and hurt victims of violent crime.

The D.C. Council unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would overhaul the city’s criminal code for the first time in more than 100 years.

D.C.'s criminal code isn’t just outdated or strange – it’s actively contributing to injustice and inequity in the District.

FAMM President Kevin Ring  testified in favor of this landmark step at a committee hearing in late 2021 .

A proposed rewrite of the District of Columbia's criminal code would allow D.C. inmates to ask for early release 20 years into their sentence and would decriminalize openly urinating and defecating in public.

A proposed rewrite of the District of Columbia's criminal code would allow D.C. inmates to ask for early release 20 years into their sentence and would decriminalize openly urinating and defecating in public.

The process of overhauling D.C.’s criminal code finally goes before the D.C. Council for the first time next week.