Washington Post: Judge demands plan for inmate reductions at D.C. jail, finds ‘deliberate…
A judge ordered District and federal authorities Thursday to plan to reduce the number of inmates in the D.C. jail system, finding officials have shown “deliberate indifference” to the health of nearly 1,300 prisoners amid the coronavirus…
DCist: D.C. Jail Must Do More To Protect Inmates From Coronavirus, Federal Judge Rules
A U.S. District judge on Thursday ordered changes at the D.C. Jail to protect inmates from the coronavirus. The ACLU of D.C. and the Public Defender Service had filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Corrections on behalf…
WUSA9: Federal judge orders more COVID-19 protections for DC jail inmates
Federal judge says inmates are likely to prove "deliberate indifference" by DC Department of Corrections in how it handled the spread of coronavirus behind bars.
District Links: Nonessential retail on track to reopen Monday; 14 days of ‘reduced…
Happy Thursday. DC has seen 14 days of sustained reductions in community spread of COVID-19, health officials reported this morning. That's one of the key metrics being used to determine whether the District is ready to move to Phase Two…
DCist: Brooke Pinto Declares Victory In Ward 2 Special Election
Two weeks after winning the Ward 2 primary election, political newcomer Brooke Pinto has declared victory again—this time in the special election to fill the Ward 2 seat.
Press Release: Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19
News Release — ACLU of the District of Columbia
U.S. Parole Commission Also Ordered to Provide Plan for Possible Further Reduction of Jail Population
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Suzanne Ito
WASHINGTON – In a preliminary…
Washingtonian: These Are The DC Protests And Virtual Events Commemorating Juneteenth
How to spend the holiday, either marching in the street or online from home.
WTOP: ‘This is a long run’: Million Moe March to guide energy toward policy changes
After weeks of protests around the D.C. region, and across the U.S., in the wake of George Floyd’s police-custody death, the Million Moe March on Friday hopes to move forward toward ending systemic racism.
Maurice Jackson in The Post: A just response to the D.C. protests
“God don’t like ugly,” my grandma, Ma Pearl, a washwoman with a third-grade education who raised me, would often say. She’d ask me to read the Bible to her, and I wouldn’t understand the passage. “Ma, do you know what does this mean?” I…
DCist: D.C. No Longer The ‘Most Intensely Gentrified City’ In U.S., Ranking Behind San Francisco And…
A new study from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition finds that D.C. ranked 13th on the list of “most intensely gentrified” cities across the country from 2013 to 2017, trailing behind San Francisco, Denver, Boston, Miami, New…
Washington Post: D.C. street closures possible Friday, into weekend as part of planned…
D.C. police Thursday announced possible street closures and restrictions for downtown Washington ahead of expected demonstrations Friday and into the weekend.
Washington Post: D.C. chefs raising money to fight racism have possibly created the world’s biggest…
Three D.C. pastry chefs have launched an effort that’s become an international bake sale raising money for community nonprofits working against racism.
DCist: Here Are The Protests Happening Over Father’s Day Weekend
As D.C. heads into its fourth straight weekend of protests following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, demonstrators are planning to hit the streets again on Saturday and Sunday.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces New Programs to Support Rental Assistance and Housing…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 18, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kate Hartig (DMPED)
Richard Livingstone (DHCD)
Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS)
Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
…
Press Release: AG Racine Receives Expert Recommendations on Combatting Public Corruption in the…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
Former Federal Prosecutor Jonathan Kravis Provides Roadmap for OAG Public Corruption Unit
WASHINGTON,…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on Supreme Court Decision Upholding DACA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2020
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision upholding the Deferred Action for Childhood…
WTOP: DC teachers say school system needs more black teachers
As the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests have prompted conversations about race across America, D.C. teachers have stepped forward to inform the D.C. State Board of Education that they believe the city needs more black…
City Paper: How Going Virtual Has Opened Up the D.C. Literary and Storytelling Scenes
For some, it has made events and workshops more accessible.
City Paper: New Startup Project Radical Plywood Activates Local Artists to Turn “Space Into Place”
So far, 12 artists have painted 14 plywood murals around the District.
City Paper: Black Activists Reimagine Public Safety in Essays and Poetry
What does "defund the police" mean? Black D.C. activists share the policy changes and ideas behind the words that have dominated national conversation.