Letter to House Oversight Committee Opposing DC Crime Bills
The Sentencing Project urges members of the House Oversight Committee to oppose bills that disregard evidence-based criminal legal reforms and other attacks on District home rule.
Related to: Sentencing Reform
In a letter to the House Oversight Committee, The Sentencing Project urged lawmakers to oppose the Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act, the repeal of D.C.’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act and the Second Chance Amendment Act, the DC CRIMES Act (H.R. 4922), and the District of Columbia Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 5140) – bills which ignore decades of evidence proving extreme punishments do not make us safer.
The Sentencing Project urges members of the Committee to oppose these bills and other attacks on District home rule and call on members of this committee who are serious about the safety of Washingtonians to instead invest in strengthening our community.
Read the full letter here.
