Policing experts, former law enforcement, crime survivors, youth advocates, violence interrupters, public health experts, legal practitioners and reentry providers met on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building on Thursday to share the 2026 DC Public Safety Policy Agenda.
“It really doesn’t matter who gets in office as it relates to the individual,” Clinique Chapman, CEO of DC Justice Lab, said. “We want whoever that person is to be a courageous leader.”
Chapman said four out of 10 D.C. residents are Black, but Black residents make up a disproportionate amount of those who are arrested, and “nine out of 10 who are actually being held at the D.C. jail.”…