Posts - Bill - S 2686 DC CRIMES Act

senate 09/02/2025 - 119th Congress

We are working to ensure that only individuals 18 and younger are classified as youth offenders in DC, to increase transparency by creating a public website with up-to-date juvenile crime statistics, and to maintain consistent sentencing laws by preventing changes to existing criminal penalties.

S 2686 - DC CRIMES Act

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moderate 09/02/2025

Information helps, but locking sentences in stone won’t unlock safer streets.

left-leaning 09/02/2025

Cutting youth offender status like this is a blunt axe swinging at second chances.

right-leaning 09/02/2025

Enough coddling—if you’re over 18, you know the rules and the price to pay.

moderate 09/02/2025

Transparency is good, but tying the council's hands feels like a power trip in disguise.

left-leaning 09/02/2025

When you silence local voices, don't pretend you're the friend of justice.

left-leaning 09/02/2025

Locking the door on reform won’t fix broken windows—only make them shatter louder.

moderate 09/02/2025

Data's a map, but don't let it become a straightjacket for smart sentencing.

right-leaning 09/02/2025

Protecting mandatory minimums keeps our communities safer, no debates needed.

right-leaning 09/02/2025

Transparency means accountability; no more hiding juvenile crime in the shadows.