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Created in partnership with the Howard Law Reentry Clinic, this sample letter serves as an example of a preapproval letter to an occupational licensing board.

Created in partnership with the Howard Law Reentry Clinic, this informational flyer explains what occupational licensing is and how the new law impacts people with criminal records seeking to obtain an occupational license.

On June 4, 2021, CCE's Executive Director testified before the Committee on Health of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health.

Published on May 11, 2021, D.C.'s Justice Systems Overview 2020 providesa data-forward snapshot of the significant challenges and innovations faced by the District's adult and youth criminal legal systems over the last 18 months.

On May 6, 2021, CCE Board leader Jon Jeffress and CCE staff Casey Anderson testified before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Public Oversight Roundtable on Local Control of Parole in the District of Columbia.

On May 4, 2021 the Council for Court Excellence (CCE) and the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor (ODCA) hosted a forum "The Future of Policing in the District", which focused on recent calls for police reform and the future of policing in the District of Columbia. That forum was the first in a four-part series hosted by ODCA and CCE in 2021 focused on urgent criminal justice topics in the District. Each public forum featured experts, significant local stakeholders, and impacted people coming together to address an emerging topic of criminal law or policy that is ripe for change in Washington, D.C. This report frames the issue, provides an edited transcript of the forum discussion, and includes a bibliography of relevant resources.

Comments submitted by the CCE in response to the District Court of Appeals Notice No. 274-21, relating to public access to court electronic records.

CCE, Bread for the City, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, Washington Council of Lawyers, and Rising for Justice sent comments on the initial filing fee for landlord-tenant action.

On April 8, 2021 CCE Board leader Jon Jeffress and CCE's Deputy Director Emily Tatro testified before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the Council of the District of Columbia at the public hearing onB24-0063, the "Second Chance Amendment Act of 2021" and B24-0110, the "Criminal Record Expungement Amendment Act of 2021."

CCE's Casey Anderson testified before the Committee on Housing and Executive Administration of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Executive Office of the Mayor regarding D.C.'s Clemency Board.

On March 11, 2021 CCE's Board President Patrick McGlone testified before the Committee of the Whole of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Performance Oversight Hearing for the District of Columbia Auditor.

On March 11, 2021 CCE's Executive Director Misty Thomas testified before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Performance Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Justice.