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Alameda County’s first reparations payments for surviving Russell City homeowners offer one example of what repair can look like in practice.

The program raises important questions about what it takes to meaningfully address historic harm—and the resources needed to do so.

👉🏾 Read more about federal reparations here:
https://reparationscomm.org/we-cant-wait-hr-40-now/

👉🏾 Read more about the Russell City reparations program, the families it was created to support, and the fight for reparations at the federal level.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12093939/alameda-county-approves-1-3-million-in-reparations-for-displaced-black-hayward-families

Earned compliance credits give people under community supervision a clear path to shorten their supervision by demonstrating compliance, while reducing the time and resources spent on unnecessary supervision.

Learn more at dcjusticelab.org/earned-compliance-credits/.

Maryland and Virginia have already put earned compliance credits into practice. DC has an opportunity to do the same.

Now, it’s DC’s turn.

What does it take to strengthen gun violence prevention in DC?

Last week, DC Justice Lab CEO Clinique Chapman and Director of Research and Publications Jason Ziedenberg joined The Trace Live: Safer Together 2026 for conversations about the future of gun violence prevention.

The event brought together people directly impacted by gun violence, community violence experts, and policymakers for insightful conversations on prevention, safety, and solutions.

Clinique and Jason also facilitated a lunch table talk focused on leveling up DC’s gun violence prevention strategy, creating space for deeper conversation about how the District can strengthen its approach.

Thank you to for bringing these important voices together.

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to DC Justice Lab Policy Counsel Ashlei Anderson in on the accountability gap created by multiple law enforcement agencies operating across DC.

Local and federal agencies can operate on the same streets while following different rules and oversight systems. As Ashlei explained, that can make it difficult to understand who is responsible for policing communities—and who is accountable when something goes wrong.

That same question of accountability extends beyond policing. At this year’s Movement Mixer, we recognized Wiley Rein LLP with our 2026 Commitment to Change Award** for more than 700 hours of pro bono work supporting legislation that would give people incarcerated at DC Jail the opportunity to participate virtually in DC Council proceedings.

Accountability requires knowing who has power, how decisions are made, and whether the people most affected have a voice.

👉🏾 Read the full article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/09/16/he-worked-nasa-now-he-tails-federal-police-dc-streets/

https://www.wiley.law/pressrelease-Wiley-Honored-with-DC-Justice-Labs-2026-Commitment-to-Change-Award

On Friday, October 9 at noon, join us for a deep dive with our partners from the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Reframe Health and Justice, Tzedek DC, and Volare to hear their recommendations for improving DC’s behavioral healthcare strategies, supporting victims of crime, and securing economic justice for all DC residents. Register at the link in our bio.

Join your neighbors on October 24 to hear directly from participants in DC Justice Lab’s Policy Training Academy as they present their policy ideas for a safer, freer DC.

📍DC History Center, 801 K St NW, 2nd Fl.

🕐 1–3 PM

🎟️ Free and open to the public

The presentations will be set up expo-style, so stop by, explore the ideas, and talk with the people behind them.

👉🏾 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/SafetyFair26

In partnership with the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens and Harriet’s Wildest Dreams .

MOVEMENT MIXER TONIGHT! 🩷

For months, we’ve looked forward to bringing the DC community together for the Movement Mixer and tonight, we finally get to do it.

We’re looking forward to an evening that brings the work off the page and into the room.
Come ready to mix, mingle, and strengthen the relationships that make this work possible.

And if last year was any indication, we know it’s going to be a good one. 👏🏾

Rain or shine, we’ll see you tonight at The Point DC!

🎟️ Tickets are sold out. If you couldn’t join us, you can still support DC Justice Lab’s work.
👉🏾 Give through this link: https://dc-justice-lab.networkforgood.com/events/101633-2026-movement-mixer