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Research shows that locking kids up undermines public safety and negatively impacts kids’ health, education, and careers. Instead of relying on policing and punishment, D.C. leaders need to invest in support and services for our youth. 2/2

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Building Safety Through Resources - ACLU of DC
Research has demonstrated that places with higher rates of poverty experience more crime. To build communities that are safe and advance justice for all, D.C. must invest in reaching people with the r...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Read the report to learn more about how D.C. leaders can provide a path to a safer, stronger D.C. for all: www.acludc.org/publications...
Building Safety Through Resources - ACLU of DC
Research has demonstrated that places with higher rates of poverty experience more crime. To build communities that are safe and advance justice for all, D.C. must invest in reaching people with the r...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The programs and initiatives discussed in this report are just a sample of non-carceral solutions to the challenges that too many District residents face.

Still, they are an important start to investing in ways that District residents can not only survive, but thrive.
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
These recommendations include supporting:

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families through a child tax credit and subsidized childcare

📚 Young people by increasing funding to youth programs

🫂 People returning to our communities after reincarceration by increasing funding to holistic reentry programs.
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Building Safety Through Resources” recommends specific strategies and programs that D.C. lawmakers should implement to support families, youth, and people reentering communities after incarceration.
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This report comes within a week of the D.C. Council voting to fund the nation’s first child tax credit (which is a key recommendation of the report) & amid the backdrop of the Trump admin. extending orders for the D.C. National Guard to patrol D.C. streets through February 2026.
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If you or a loved one has served in the military, join us this Veterans Day in telling the Trump administration to stop unjustified domestic deployments: act.aclu.org/a/service-me...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM