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The Policy Training Academy is back—and next week, you’ll get to hear directly from participants about the ideas they’ve...
10/15/2026

The Policy Training Academy is back—and next week, you’ll get to hear directly from participants about the ideas they’ve been working on.

On October 24, PTA participants will bring their policy proposals to the Community Safety Fair, where you can meet them, hear their ideas, and learn more about the issues they’re working to address across DC.

📅 October 24
🕐 1–3 PM
📍 DC History Center (Carnegie Library)
🎟️ Free and open to the public

👉🏾 RSVP through this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-safety-fair-2026-tickets-1995480380535

Is DC investing in care?When community mental health services lack adequate funding, people can be left without the care...
10/14/2026

Is DC investing in care?

When community mental health services lack adequate funding, people can be left without the care they need—and the criminal legal system can become the default response.

The shift away from long-term psychiatric institutions was not matched by sufficient investment in community-based care. Today, the costs of incarceration far exceed what we spend on many forms of support. The question is whether we’re investing in systems that meet people’s needs before they reach a crisis.

Community-based mental health care can help reduce recidivism, connect people to treatment, and prevent unnecessary involvement with the criminal legal system.

👉🏾 Swipe through to explore the history, the costs, and why investment in community mental health care matters.

You may have heard, "budgets are moral documents." The next two posts will look at some of DC's public safety budget cho...
10/13/2026

You may have heard, "budgets are moral documents." The next two posts will look at some of DC's public safety budget choices.

Decide for yourself what these choices say about what DC's leaders believe in. 🔎 💰

From FY2020 to FY2024, the Metropolitan Police Department’s actual spending exceeded its approved budget every year by an average of roughly $75 million annually.

Money talks. In this time of budget uncertainty, social service programs, credible messengers, and other important community resources are doing more with less or losing funding entirely. DC's choices about where and where not to invest make a crystal clear statement about its values. What does it say to you?

10/09/2026

Calling all law students! The Gilbert Advocacy Competition is now live! Join us to show your legislative and policy advocacy skills for the chance to win a cash prize! Register today!

10/08/2026

Our Policy Training Academy is in two weeks! 🩷

We’re excited to welcome a new group of community leaders for an intensive week of learning, policy advocacy, and developing ideas for change in DC.

Hear from last year’s participants Michael Woody, Regina Coates, Robert Barton, and Zach Ragone about their experience with the Academy, then join us on October 24 for the Community Safety Fair to hear directly from this year’s cohort as they present their policy proposals.

📅 October 24
🕐 1–3 PM
📍DC History Center

🎟️ Free and open to the public

👉🏾 RSVP through the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-safety-fair-2026-tickets-1995480380535

🎉 Welcome to the DC Justice Lab team, Miryam!We’re thrilled to welcome our newest and excited to support them as they ...
10/08/2026

🎉 Welcome to the DC Justice Lab team, Miryam!
We’re thrilled to welcome our newest and excited to support them as they bring their talents and perspective to the work of advancing justice reform in Washington, DC.
We’re grateful to Open Horizon for investing in Miryam and supporting their fellowship with DC Justice Lab. We can’t wait to see all that’s ahead! ✨

Alameda County’s first reparations payments for surviving Russell City homeowners offer one example of what repair can l...
10/07/2026

Alameda County’s first reparations payments for surviving Russell City homeowners offer one example of what repair can look like in practice.

The program raises important questions about what it takes to meaningfully address historic harm—and the resources needed to do so.

👉🏾 Read more about federal reparations here:
https://reparationscomm.org/we-cant-wait-hr-40-now/

👉🏾 Read more about the Russell City reparations program, the families it was created to support, and the fight for reparations at the federal level.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12093939/alameda-county-approves-1-3-million-in-reparations-for-displaced-black-hayward-families

Earned compliance credits give people under community supervision a clear path to shorten their supervision by demonstra...
10/06/2026

Earned compliance credits give people under community supervision a clear path to shorten their supervision by demonstrating compliance, while reducing the time and resources spent on unnecessary supervision.

Learn more at dcjusticelab.org/earned-compliance-credits/.

Maryland and Virginia have already put earned compliance credits into practice. DC has an opportunity to do the same.

Now, it’s DC’s turn.

10/03/2026

🩷 Rehearsal for Change today!

Join DC Justice Lab and Voices Unbarred for a creative, interactive event featuring legislative theater, games, testimony, and down-to-earth brainstorming focused on ending solitary confinement in DC through the ERASE Act.

Come ready to participate, share ideas, and engage in the work. Lunch will be provided!

📅 TODAY - October 3, 2026
🕐 11 AM–3 PM
📍 John Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
1615 14th St NW, Washington, DC

👉🏾 You can still join through the link in our bio.

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