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Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

The Department of Justice routinely opposes releases, doing so in clearly meritorious cases.

Washington City Paper What the Council Passed in Its Final Legislative Session MPD to no longer cooperate with ICE, a ban on some non-competes, criminal justice reform, and more. Get our free newsletter Success! Youre on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldnt process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… Get our free newsletter Success! See you in your inbox. Whoops! There...

Print this article The District of Columbia Council approved a measure that would allow people who committed crimes in their youth to apply for a chance to have their sentences reduced. The bill, which passed on Tuesday, would allow judges to decide whether offenders who were younger than 25 at the time of when they committed a crime and have served at least 15 years would be deserving of an early prison release. Critics of the legislation argue it would let hundreds of violent criminals bac...

DC Council to vote on Second Look Amendment Act next week DC Council to vote on Second Look Amendment Act The D.C. Council is on the verge of passing a bill that could put some violent offenders back on the streets. WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The D.C. Council is on the verge of passing a bill that could put some violent offenders back on the streets. It’s called the Second Look Amendment Act, and if passed, people who committed crimes before the age of 25 could ask a judge for early release once...