Whitney Louchheim

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Whitney Louchheim

Whitney Louchheim

@wlouchheim

Juvenile defense attorney, Co-Founder & COO of Open City Advocates

Washington, DC Katılım Mart 2009
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Penelope Spain
Penelope Spain@PenelopeSpain·
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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Joshua A. Miller
Joshua A. Miller@anotherpanacea·
“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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Whitney Louchheim@wlouchheim·
@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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Whitney Louchheim@wlouchheim·
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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Eduardo Ferrer
Eduardo Ferrer@EduardoRFerrer·
DC spent $53.6 million in FY2023 to jail & incarcerate children. If "secure placement" means just YSC & New Beginnings, DC spent ~$930 per bed/night. Imagine if we were willing to spend that money directly on our youth & families instead. It would be life-changing.
DC Crime Facts@dccrimefacts

Look at the gap between the daily census at DYRS facilities & the "average daily engagement in positive youth development programming." Is it really true that just ~3 kids per day are engaged in "positive" programming across both facilities? oca.dc.gov/sites/default/…

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Penelope Spain
Penelope Spain@PenelopeSpain·
The children we lock in cages or send thousands of miles away for "rehabilitation" are so often forgotten if they don't have a legal advocate in their home city. If we're going to take a tough on crime approach, we also need to fund access to counsel.
Open City Advocates@opencityadv

These cuts could potentially mean that the number of children we serve is cut in half. @chmnmendelson @anitabondsdc @CM_McDuffie @robertwhite_dc @CMCHenderson @brianneknadeau @CMBrookePinto @CMFrumin @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @CMZParker5 @charlesallen @vincegrayward7 @trayonwhite

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Justice Policy Institute
Justice Policy Institute@JusticePolicy·
Stalled progress on the NEAR Act, limited action on the Gun Violence Reduction Plan, and faltering programs like YME Unit reveal a systemic failure. DC leaders needs to prioritize funding and implementing evidence-based strategies NOW.#MissedOpportunities bit.ly/3thG6Z5
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Open City Advocates
Open City Advocates@opencityadv·
"Embracing a public health approach to violence prevention requires... a continuum of developmentally appropriate community-based services for emerging adults...." This is key: we can be safer AND less punitive, but we're whiffing on implementing what we know to be true.
Justice Policy Institute@JusticePolicy

"You cannot arrest your way to safe neighborhoods.” - @PDAshton Mayor Bowser and other leadership’s absence in supporting preventative measures has led to #MissedOpportunities, and now she calls for a return to outdated 'tough on crime' tactics. #DCCrime bit.ly/3thG6Z5

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DC Crime Facts
DC Crime Facts@dccrimefacts·
WHAT? The Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight is the reason we have good data on DYRS operations or knew about staffing shortages back in 2022. The executive chose to ignore those warnings but that is more reason to keep it. (1/ oijjfo.dc.gov
Councilmember Zachary Parker@CMZParker5

In the last week, there have been reports of all-out brawls within DYRS facilities, young people being denied access to lawyers and their families, and most recently, the Council learned that the Executive plans to shutter the independent oversight office at DYRS.

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