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D.C. bucks national drop of gun violence, rates continue to climb despite violence intervention in the city

Despite implementing violence interrupter programs similar to Baltimore's, D.C. saw...

D.C. jail food is so rotten or processed that inmates throw two-thirds of it away, according to a new survey

Jordan Maness and Kat Weeden November 11, 2023

handcuffed hands of man in orange jump suit

As D.C. city council increases pretrial detention, a bill to eliminate solitary confinement in detention is trying to pass, yet again

Rita Ighekpe September 28, 2023

New report finds the U.S. prison population grew in 2022 after almost a decade of decline

Jordan Maness and Kat Weeden September 21, 2023

Failings of youth incarceration

Rita Ighekpe September 8, 2023

D.C. bucks national drop of gun violence, rates continue to climb despite violence intervention in the city

January 4, 2024

D.C. bucks national drop of gun violence, rates continue to climb despite violence intervention in the city

January 4, 2024

Amplifying humanity: More Than Our Crimes co-founder Pam Bailey talks storytelling, advocacy and reform

December 24, 2023

Can ‘Gunderstanding’ help fight youth violence in D.C.?

September 27, 2023

A summer job can do a lot, but it’s no guarantee to keep guns off the streets

September 15, 2023