DYRS Archives - The Washington Informer

**FILE** D.C. Council Period 26 is now in session. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Collins Council Report: Contracts, Oversight, and an Upcoming Special Election

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 18, 2025December 11, 2025

This edition of The Collins Council Report looks back at two legislative meetings (yes, two meetings) the D.C. Council conducted on Feb. 18.

**FILE** The FBI has arrested D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Councilmember Trayon White Violated D.C. Code of Conduct, Report Commissioned by Ad-Hoc Committee Says

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 11, 2024December 11, 2024

Emanuel Jimenez-Moreno Benjamin Banneker Academic High school (10th) explains his robotics project.

DYRS Hosts Student Summer Project Showcase

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 4, 2023August 4, 2023

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Tabs Juvenile Justice Veteran Sam Abed to Lead DYRS

by WI Web Staff June 8, 2023June 8, 2023

Bowser Announces End of DYRS Court Oversight

by WI Guest Author December 2, 2020December 21, 2021

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

Parents of DYRS Youth Detainees Demand COVID-19 Response

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 20, 2020December 21, 2021

Youth offenders at the Department of Youth and Rehabilitation Services' Inside-Out program participate in a class that will be taught by actor and comedian Nick Cannon. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C., Howard U. Reach Out to Youth with Social Justice Course

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 25, 2019December 21, 2021

EAT, DYRS Co-Host Youth Fashion Show

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 13, 2018October 31, 2020