WASHINGTON — The D.C. Council plans to override the Mayor’s veto of the District’s revised criminal code. Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto made that announcement Tuesday. She said she and Ward 6 ...

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants criminals to be held accountable, and she says the changes she’s proposing to the District’s new criminal code to increase penalties for certain crimes will send that ...

WASHINGTON — The DC Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted 5-0 to pass the Revised Criminal Code Act out of Committee. It goes to a full vote in front of the entire DC Council as ...

For the first time in more than 100 years, the District of Columbia is working to overhaul its criminal code. The massive undertaking would have a big impact on the District's criminal justice system.

The District of Columbia City Council voted to force through revisions of the district's criminal code that will soften penalties on violent crimes, overriding a previous veto from the mayor's office.