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WATCH: DC CRIMES Act could end criminal record sealing for young adults

WATCH: DC CRIMES Act could end criminal record sealing for young adults

by Alison Miller | Sep 29, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Federal lawmakers are one step closer to restricting flexible sentencing and record-sealing options for young offenders in D.C. The DC Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act, or DC CRIMES Act, was passed by the U.S. House of...
‘I love this city, but we need to do better’: D.C.’s soaring crime rates draw federal scrutiny

‘I love this city, but we need to do better’: D.C.’s soaring crime rates draw federal scrutiny

by Kunjal Bastola | Oct 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Thursday zeroed in on the District of Columbia’s rising crime rates to portray Democrats as being soft on crime, while Democrats asserted that the hearing was called to “distract and mislead the American people.”  Members of Congress...

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