WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us D.C. Director for Criminal Justice Reform Dawit Getachew issued the following statement today in response to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s new legislation that would increase incarceration and fail to reduce violence in D.C.: “Mayor Bowser’s latest proposed legislation appears to rely on the same failed policies… Read More
NEW YORK, NY – FWD.us New York State Director Alana Sivin released the following statement today after U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced that he will seek to have Rikers Island placed under a federal receivership: “We are encouraged by the U.S. Attorney’s recognition that the City has failed to… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us D.C. Director for Criminal Justice Reform Dawit Getachew issued the following statement today after the D.C. Council voted to expand pretrial incarceration as part of an emergency legislation: “We’re disappointed that the D.C. Council has voted today to expand pretrial detention for adults and youth, disregarding… Read More
Get Involved
We need your help to move America forward. Learn what you can do.