Revised Criminal Code Act Inches Closer to Approval

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Revised Criminal Code Act Inches Closer to Approval

Sixteen years of planning and nearly 20 hours of council hearings culminated in The D.C. Council Committee of the Judiciary and Public Safety’s approval of a bill that revamps D.C.’s […]

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