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Council extends Secure DC pretrial detention standard 90 days while awaiting CJCC report
Summary
On an emergency vote the D.C. Council extended rebuttable-presumption pretrial detention provisions enacted under Secure DC for 90 days to allow the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) more time to complete an evaluation report. Councilmembers pledged to shorten the temporary timeline before final action.
The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to extend, on an emergency basis, the Secure DC pretrial detention provisions that expand the rebuttable presumption for detention in certain violent-crime cases. Councilmember Pinto said the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) needs an additional 90 days to complete reports evaluating the pretrial detention and juvenile justice changes enacted under Secure DC.
"Therefore, the emergency extends the rebuttable presumption provisions on an…
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