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On September 25, 2024, Tracy Velazquez, CCE's Policy Director, testified at Public Hearing on Bill 25-0826, the Recidivism Reduction, Oversight, and Accountability for DYRS Act of 2024 (ROAD Act), before the Council of the District of Columbia.

This September 2024 report provides up-to-date data to help tell the story of significant legal system trends in D.C., providing insights into such areas as policing and arrests, crime trends, incarceration, youth justice and prosecution. As in prior editions of our Overview reports, this edition covers all aspects of D.C.’s criminal legal system, but also focuses on data related to various provisions of the “Secure D.C.” legislation passed in early 2024.

Our 2024 primer on CCE for individuals and businesses interested in joining our Board of Directors.

CCE provided written testimony on several truancy bills including Bill 25-0740 the “Truancy Reduction for Student Success Act of 2024”; Bill 25-0754 the “Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy Reduction Amendment Act of 2024”; Bill 25-0758 the “Showing Up for Students Amendment Act of 2024”; and Bill 25-0791 the “Utilizing Partnerships and Local Interventions for Truancy and Safety (UPLIFT) Amendment Act of 2024.

July 2024 Membership List and Affiliations for the District Task Force on Jails & Justice

While considerable attention has been focused recently on illegal behavior by young people in D.C., little is known about the life experiences and circumstances of these youth. One characteristic that many justice-involved young people are known to share is involvement in the child welfare system due to abuse and neglect; they are known as “crossover youth.” This report by CCE for ODCA focuses on how effectively the District is serving this vulnerable population and recommends reforms to the audited agencies’ systems to improve outcomes for young people in the District who are, or who are at risk of becoming, crossover youth.

The black-letter findings and recommendations from the 2024 report A Broken Web: Improved Interagency Collaboration is Needed for D.C.’s Crossover Youth.

On April 10, 2024, Tracy Velazquez, CCE's Policy Director, testified at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the D.C. Department of Corrections before the Council of the District of Columbia.

This issue brief provides an overview of CCE's efforts to get information and data about the use of solitary confinement - often referred to as restrictive housing or segregation - in D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities. It goes on to summarize the limited data that was provided after protracted negotiations, and describes the inquiries that remain unanswered by DOC.

On February 22, 2024, CCE submitted testimony for the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Office of Administrative Hearings before the Council of the District of Columbia.

CCE's 2022-2024 Strategic Plan, which was adopted by our Board of Directors in December 2021, calls on CCE to publish certain race equity metrics and set up a transparent progress to share progress annually to advance public accountability around our race equity goals. This report presents select updates on the progress made in 2023 (not inclusive of progress made in 2022), identifies some important items that have been delayed in implementation because of staffing, capacity, or other challenges, and shares some demographic metrics we are tracking toward our overall diversity goals.

CCE is proud of the impact we have made in the D.C. community in 2023. From successfully advocating for improved jail oversight, to helping advance a legislative proposal to simplify probate for DC residents, to publishing reports on D.C.'s criminal legal system, it has been a busy year. Check out our 2023 Highlights to learn more about these projects and more!