"DC Criminal Code"

#9715272

8 March 2023

Demonstrators await arrest for blocking a street during a civil disobedience action protesting Congress’s likely vote to overturn the first revision of Washington, DC’s criminal code in more than 100 years. The controversy stems from two issues: autonomy for the District of Columbia and changes in sentencing guidelines. In voting not to approve the bill, Congress will override the decision of DC’s duly elected representatives, almost half of whom are African-American.

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#9715268

8 March 2023

A Capitol Police officer’s sunglasses reflect the line formed by his colleagues during a protest against Congress’s likely vote to overturn the first revision of Washington, DC’s criminal code in more than 100 years. The controversy over the bill stems from two issues: autonomy for the District of Columbia and changes in sentencing guidelines. In voting not to approve the bill, Congress will override the decision of DC’s duly elected representatives, almost half of whom are African-American.

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#9714080

8 March 2023

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) speaks at a protest against Congress’s likely vote to overturn the first revision of Washington, DC’s criminal code in more than 100 years. The controversy stems from two issues: autonomy for the District of Columbia and changes in sentencing guidelines. In voting not to approve the bill, Congress will override the decision of DC’s duly elected representatives, almost half of whom are African-American. Some members of Congress claim the new code will lead to higher crime, while DC argues that it will prevent unduly harsh sentences for crimes without aggravating factors.

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#7482874

4 December 2021

Paul Pelletier, former chief of the Deparment of Justice's Criminal Division's Fraud Section speaks at a protest outside of the agency's building in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 2021 to urge the government to criminally prosecute the Sackler family, the owners of Purdue Pharma, whom many say are chiefly responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States

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#7482878

4 December 2021

Paul Pelletier, former chief of the Deparment of Justice's Criminal Division's Fraud Section speaks at a protest outside of the agency's building in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 2021 to urge the government to criminally prosecute the Sackler family, the owners of Purdue Pharma, whom many say are chiefly responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States

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