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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Rafinnan in an Aug. 30 hearing denied a defendant’s request to be released under home confinement and GPS monitoring after a trial delay due to. Read More
Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan ruled that a double homicide defendant is mentally competent to stand trial on Aug. 30. Kevin Foster, 20, is charged with two counts of. Read More
Details A homicide defendant’s motion to delay his trial and allow the defense further time to review evidence was granted by DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Aug. 30. Antoine. Read More
Editor's Corner
Details Last week I sat through a conference focused on shootings in the United States. It was held by the Center for American Progress and featured, over several days, mothers of. Read More
Details “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face,” Mike Tyson said. DC is getting punched in the face. Homicides are up. Shootings are up. Carjackings are up. . Read More
Details Our city’s homicide number says it all – 50 more murders this year than at the same time last year. But why? What is happening beyond the headlines? Other media. Read More
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Details As of Aug. 5, D.C. Witness data shows there were 22 homicide incidents in July, claiming the lives of 24 individuals. There were also 26 non-fatal shooting victims, in 17. Read More
Details Frustration about jail security boiled over during a hearing on June 25 in the DC Superior Court. Arguing for his client’s immediate release under an emergency motion, Public Defender Jason. Read More
Details In DC, there has been a 20 percent increase in homicides from May to June, according to D.C. Witness data. As of July 11, D.C. Witness data shows 18 homicides. Read More
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During our End of Year fundraising campaign, D.C. Witness is asking for your help to continue to provide transparency of the local criminal justice system that has become broken due to outdated infrastructure and technology. D.C. Witness is a unique 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to harness information to address homicide, domestic violence and sexual assault cases. Please help D.C. Witness reach our year-end fundraising goal. We are hoping to raise $20,000 by Dec. 31. The tax-deductible donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Please consider helping support our work to bring transparency to our city's criminal justice system.
