"I'm glad that plan isn't going to work out, but I'm not sure why the director continues to pursue it after the information he received."
Our Research & Advocacy Director @anotherpanacea quoted in @washingtonpost
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Open City Advocates
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Open City Advocates
@opencityadv
Providing mentoring, legal defense, and systemic advocacy for youth after sentencing in DC's juvenile court.
Washington, DC Katılım Ekim 2015
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We need solutions that actually help young people — not recycled plans for condemned buildings.
DC should invest in community-based alternatives, not more detention capacity.
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DYRS Director Sam Abed told DC Council he's pursuing a Maryland facility to address youth detention overcrowding.
Problem: Maryland already told him no. And the building? It's the same juvenile jail he closed as "wholly decrepit" when he ran Maryland DJS.
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Thank you, @DCAttorneyGen, for standing up for the rights of DC residents!!!
AG Brian Schwalb@DCAttorneyGen
NEW: We are suing to block the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to DC. Armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil. The forced military occupation of the District of Columbia violates our local autonomy and basic freedoms. It must end.
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@opencityadv are “personal and persistent” supporters and mentors to their clients - moving to hear from a client about its role and how positive his life is with #accesstojustuce’s help.
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I was honored last week to join @DCJusticeLab Policy Training Academy. Here's a photo of all the powerful advocates at the Community Safety Fair, as well as information about our campaign to expunge juvenile records. Let's close those juvenile records and open futures!
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Come out tomorrow to hear out CEO talk about the need for DC to implement automatic record sealing and expungement for youth in the juvenile legal system.
Penelope Spain@PenelopeSpain
Come join me and an amazing group of activists tomorrow as we present our ideas on how to make dc more just, safe, and welcoming for all!
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Season's greetings from Open City Advocates! I'm so proud of our team and the work we do to get children home for the holidays instead of languishing behind bars. To read about what we've accomplished in 2024, click on our annual report (link in the comments).
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“When we as a city decide to remove a child from their family and incarcerate them… we are collectively responsible to ensure that that child goes to an appropriate placement and receives tailored services as soon as possible.” @wlouchheim
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/753584…
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Kids in DC's youth jail languish behind bars w/o positive programming. Our colleagues at @pdsdc filed a class action lawsuit highlighting some of @opencityadv's client and system work, to force DYRS to provide proper placements & services.
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…
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1/Our new study @PsychScience found parent-child #therapy intervention offsets biological/#health risk for children exposed to #trauma! doi.org/10.1177/095679…
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Inspired collab with @childparentCPP @AllieDWSullivan @LoveEpiPsych @koborlab & team
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Hey @AlexKomaWCP, great article on Court Social Services and youth probation in the District! Lots of great quotes, but this one really stood out to me:
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@NateBalis on detention: “Kids are more likely, not less likely, to be arrested when they get out. We should never be casual with our use of detention, and if young people are detained, we should be working every day to figure out how we can get them out.” washingtoncitypaper.com/article/744450…
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When parents are unemployed or earn low wages, they have fewer opportunities to access resources that support their child’s development, which has been found to negatively affect a child’s health and academic performance.
2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book: bit.ly/3yOPrKr
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June is Gun Violence Awareness Month & OVSJG’s presenter for our internal lunch & learn was Nakeda Gilbert of @PeaceforDC Thank you for educating our staff about the work your organization does to help reduce violence in the District! 🧡#SaferstrongerDC #DCvalues
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@opencityadv Worth noting here that @trayonwhite, @CM_McDuffie, and @CMZParker5 introduced a bill to do just this. But it's currently unfunded in a tough budget year. lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B2…
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Also a great long passage from @esilverman11 based on interviews with DD Davis and Megan Conway of @DCChildrensLaw.
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Fantastic work by CCE, that highlights the ways in which failures to coordinate between agencies leave kids maximally in need of care unprotected.
It's another reason why at @opencityadv we've been calling for DC's Ombudsman for Children to be granted oversight over DYRS.
Council for Court Excellence@CCE_for_DC
📢New report! Check out our Crossover Youth Audit, out today, which provides recommendations for how the District government can better meet the needs of these vulnerable young people. buff.ly/4bYagkz
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As members of CCE's Youth Justice Committee, we have strongly supported this report since its inception, and were proud to contribute our expertise in post-disposition representation and knowledge of DYRS's practices. We see these crossover failures firsthand all the time!
Council for Court Excellence@CCE_for_DC
📢New report! Check out our Crossover Youth Audit, out today, which provides recommendations for how the District government can better meet the needs of these vulnerable young people. buff.ly/4bYagkz
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