Judiciary and Public Safety

EDDI COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY BROOKE PINTO, CHAIR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON Bill 25-345, the Accountability and Victim Protection Amendment Act of 2023, Bill 25-167, the Wheel-Lock Help Incentive Program Act of 2023, Bill 25-343, the Private Security Camera System Incentive Program Small Business Expansion Amendment Act of 2023, and Bill 25-348, the Ensuring Safe Forensic Evidence Handling for Sexual Assault Survivors Amendment Act of 2023 Monday, September 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Room 500, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Councilmember Pinto’s YouTube Page (www,youtube.com/@cmbrookepinto) DC Council Website (dccouncil.gov) Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) Office of Cable Television Website (entertainment.dc.gov) PUBLIC WITNESSES 1. Mister Ringler, Civil Rights Corps 2. Nee Nee Taylor, Harriet’s Wildest Dreams 3. Frankie Seabron, Harriets Wildest Dreams 4. Mikki Charles, Public Witness 5. Ben Reis, Public Witness 6. Jakia Carroll, Public Witness 7. Qiana Johnson, Public Witness 8. Afeni Evans, Public Witness 9. Fae X, Public Witness 10. Erin Pollitt, DC Forensic Nurse Examiners 11. Naida Henao, Network for Victim Recovery of DC 12. Lindsey Silverberg, Network for Victim Recovery of DC 13. Kristin Eliason, Network for Victim Recovery of DC 14. Sandra Seegars, CRAV 15. Akosua Ali, NAACP DC 16. Charles Hopkins, Voice for A Second Chance  17. Micaela Deming, Public Witness 18. Elisabeth Olds, SAVRAA Independent Expert Consultant 19. Natalia Otero, DC SAFE 20. Camille Galles, Public Witness 21. Rahketa Steele, Public Witness 22. Elizabeth Tang, Public Witness 23. Melody Webb, Mother’s Outreach Network 24. Masooma Hussain, DC Volunteer Lawyers Project 25. Arthur Tomelden, Public Witness 26. Laura Worby, Public Witness 27. Alex B, Public Witness 28. Benjamin Brooks, Whitman-Walker Institute GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Lindsey Appiah, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice 2. Jinwoo Park, DC Criminal Code Reform Commission 3. Elana Suttenberg, Special Counsel for Policy and Legislative Affairs, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia 4. Katerina Semyonova, Special Counsel to the Director for Policy, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia 5. Janese Bechtol, Chief, Domestic Violence & Special Victims Section, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia