Organizations Filed Purposes:
DC JUSTICE LAB IS A TEAM OF LAW AND POLICY EXPERTS RESEARCHING, ORGANIZING, AND ADVOCATING FOR LARGE-SCALE CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT'S CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. WE DEVELOP SMARTER SAFETY SOLUTIONS THAT ARE EVIDENCE-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY-ROOTED, AND RACIALLY JUST. WE AIM TO FULLY TRANSFORM THE DISTRICT'S APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAKE IT A NATIONAL LEADER IN JUSTICE REFORM.
RESEARCH: DC JUSTICE LAB RESEARCHED, DEVELOPED, AND PUBLISHED ONLINE A SUITE OF PROPOSALS TO DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF POLICE IN THE DISTRICT. OUR RECOMMENDATION SPANNED A VARIETY OF POLICE PRACTICES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PEDESTRIAN ENCOUNTERS, TRAFFIC STOPS, AND HOME SEARCH WARRANTS. WE ALSO BEGAN OUR RESEARCH INTO RACIALLY EQUITABLE GUN CONTROL MEASURES AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETURNING CITIZENS.
ADVOCACY: DC JUSTICE LAB PROVIDED ITS EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SEVERAL WORKING GROUPS AND POLICYMAKERS. WE SERVED ON THE DISTRICT'S POLICE REFORM COMMISSION, CHAIRING ITS COMMITTEE ON POLICING PRACTICES, TRAINING, AND RECRUITMENT. WE SERVED ON THE DISTRICT'S TASK FORCE ON JAILS AND JUSTICE, CHAIRING ITS COMMITTEE ON DECARCERATION. WE JOINED THE THRIVE UNDER 25 COALITION IN ITS EFFORTS TO PRODUCE A FIRST-IN-THE-NATION SENTENCING REFORM FOR YOUNG ADULTS. WE ORGANIZED CONCERNED CITIZENS TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT'S CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING LAWS. AND, WE PRESENTED TESTIMONY TO THE D.C. COUNCIL ON POLICING AND ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING.
TRAINING:DC JUSTICE LAB TRAINED DOZENS OF LAW STUDENTS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE SPURRED TO ACTION BY THE GROUNDSWELL OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY. STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED IN DISCIPLINES INCLUDING CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, AND LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING. WE ALSO BEGAN HOLDING PUBLIC FORUMS TO TRAIN AND LEARN FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON TOPICS SUCH AS POLICING AND PROBATION REFORM. AND, WE GAVE PRESENTATIONS TO ATTORNEYS AND ORGANIZERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Patrice Sulton | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Katharine Richards | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Clinique Marshall Chapman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Juliene James | FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lauren Johnson | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Jade Chong-Smith | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Donald Braman | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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