Tag: DC Witness
Pandemic May Change DC Criminal Justice
When the DC Superior Court resumed jury trials in April, such proceedings had not taken place for around a year. In that time, the...
Defendants Stranded in Jail By Pandemic
When Tom was released by the DC Superior Court from DC Jail in December 2020, the twenty-seven-year-old man had been held for over seven...
Federal Control Complicates DC Justice
In 2019, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D), Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) urged the US Senate...
D.C. Witness’ Response to Councilman White’s State of Emergency Declaration
With homicides in Washington DC starting the year 2021 with a pace that has already exceeded last year’s total during the same timeframe, Councilmember...
