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Council extends PeaceDC emergency, agrees to data study after heated debate on pretrial detention
Summary
After hours of debate, the D.C. Council approved the PeaceDC omnibus emergency measures and a one‑year extension and study period for the rebuttable presumption for pretrial detention, rejecting an effort to strike the presumption outright and adopting a sunset/study amendment to gather more data.
The Council of the District of Columbia on July 1 approved an emergency version of the PeaceDC omnibus package — which includes changes to Metropolitan Police Department college‑credit requirements, expanded survivor benefits for Fire and EMS families, and provisions related to record‑sealing — but only after a contentious debate over a permanent expansion of the rebuttable presumption for pretrial detention.
Councilmember Brooke Pinto, the bill's lead sponsor, said PeaceDC "is a comprehensive plan to continue the progress we've made to drive down crime and promote sustainable peace in the district," and outlined provisions intended to bolster public safety while supporting victims and first…
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