5972210 Public Hearing on B21-0683, Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment Act of 2016

Council of the District of Columbia

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARy

Notice of Public Hearing

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004  

                                                                                                             

 

 

Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson

Committee on the Judiciary

 

Announces a Public Hearing on

 

Bill 21-0683, the “Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment Act of 2016”

 

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016, 10:00 a.m.

Room 500, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

 Washington, D.C. 20004

 

On Thursday, June 2nd, 2016, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary, will hold a public hearing on Bill 21-683, the “Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment Act”.  The hearing will be held in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at 10:00 a.m.

 

The stated purpose of B21-0683 is to enact critical reforms for the juvenile justice system that reduce over-incarceration through intervention and age-appropriate sentencing, prioritize rehabilitation, improve the conditions of confinement, improve accountability through data collection and analysis, and protects abused and neglected young immigrants.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Diamond Wade, Legislative Aide, at [phone], or via e-mail at [e-mail], and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by close of business, May 30, 2016. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals testifying on their own behalf will be allowed a maximum of three minutes to testify. Witnesses should bring twenty single-sided copies of their written testimony and, if possible, also submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

For witnesses who are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements will be made part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted either to the Committee or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at the end of the business day on June 16, 2016.