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Ward 4 Council member Janeese Lewis George, a former prosecutor, wants fair sentencing to be a top priority in the Revised Criminal Code Act for the District of Columbia. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Approves Revised Criminal Code Act

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

D.C. Jail (Courtesy of dc.gov)

Advocacy Group Praises D.C. Council for Criminal Code Update

by WI Web Staff November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

D.C. Jail (Courtesy of dc.gov)

Revised Criminal Code Act Inches Closer to Approval

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen (at podium), chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, Executive Director of the Criminal Code Reform Commission Jinwoo Park and Heather Pinckney, director, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, announce the next steps for the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 during a conference in October. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Advocates and Elected Officials Clash on Revised D.C. Criminal Code

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

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D.C. Lawmaker Seeks to Overhaul City’s Century-Old Criminal Code

by James Wright Jr. October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

**FILE** Anil Nandlall (left) (Courtesy of Embassy of Guyana via Wikimedia Commons)

Guyana Working on Sentencing Guidelines for Nation’s Justice System

by Oswald T. Brown January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

Rep. David Trone with Roy Belfry, Dream Corps JUSTICE advisory council member, on Dec. 8 at an event commemorating the passage of the First Step Act (Courtesy photo)

If Passed, Federal Legislation Will Eliminate Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparities

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

Members of the House of Delegates recite the Pledge of Allegiance on the final day of the Maryland General Assembly special session on Dec. 9. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Maryland Legislators Enact Bills on Parole, Immigration After Veto Overrides

by William J. Ford December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

McBRIDE/CEDIEL: When It Comes to Crime, Politicians Should Not Fail Black Americans Again

by WI Guest Author July 7, 2021December 21, 2021

U.S. Executes Brandon Bernard, 40, for 1999 Murders After Last-Minute Supreme Court Appeal Fails

by WI Guest Author December 11, 2020December 21, 2021