Recent News

From releasing two reports that helped educate and empower residents to understand and change D.C.'s criminal legal system to successfully advocating for improved language access for legal resources, CCE has had a busy year! Read our 2021 Highlights to learn more about the impact we've made in the last year.

CCE's staff and leadership have been busy this summer. Read our July 2021 Newsletter to learn more!

New resources from CCE and the Howard Law Reentry Clinic explain a new D.C. law that expands employment opportunities for people with criminal records.

CCE's latest report, "D.C.'s Justice Systems Overview 2020" provides a summary of some of the most significant challenges and innovations faced by D.C.'s adult and youth criminal legal systems over the last 18 months.

CCE stands in solidarity with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

From supporting the District Task Force on Jails & Justice in publishing its Phase II report, conducting virtual School Jury Education Program sessions, and testifying before DC Council, CCE has hit the ground running in 2021.

The Phase II report, released February 2021, provides implementation plans for the Task Force’s 80 recommendations that will help D.C. to invest in safe communities, to lower incarceration rates, to regain local control over its criminal justice system, and to create a single new non-traditional facility to hold all people still detained pre-trial or sentenced to incarceration. The Task Force’s work reflects input from over 2,500 D.C. residents, including people who are currently incarcerated, and the expertise of its members.

Join us as the District Task Force of Jails & Justice releases an ambitious plan to transform D.C.’s criminal justice system.

Despite a challenging year, CCE continued to serve the community by helping organize supply drives for residents in D.C. area halfway houses, publishing a report that makes recommendations on how the District can better serve justice-involved D.C. residents with substance use disorders, and more!

From releasing an audit on substance use disorder services for justice-involved D.C. residents to hosting a virtual panel on access to information and court proceedings during COVID-19, CCE has had a busy fall. Read our latest newsletter to learn more!

CCE and the D.C. Auditor released "Everything is Scattered: The Intersection of Substance Use Disorders and Justice-Involvement in the District." The report highlights both the District’s successes and challenges in addressing the substance use disorder (“SUD”) treatment needs of people who are involved in the criminal justice system, with the goal of improving health outcomes and reducing incarceration for D.C. residents.

In May CCE published two of four educational videos on different assisted decision-making tools discussed in our latest community education guide When Adults Need Help.