Judiciary and Public Safety

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY BROOKE PINTO, CHAIR WITNESS LIST FOR A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING ON Criminal Code Reform Commission Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Office of the Attorney General Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. Room 500, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 (And Virtual Via Zoom) To Watch Live: Councilmember Pinto’s YouTube Page (www.youtube.com/@cmbrookepinto) Twitter (@cmbrookepinto) DC Council Website (dccouncil.gov) Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) Office of Cable Television Website (entertainment.dc.gov) AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY CRIMINAL CODE REFORM COMMISSION PUBLIC WITNESSES IN PERSON 1. Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Co-Director of Research, The Sentencing Project 2. Trupti Patel, Public Witness VIRTUAL 3. Barbara Bergman, Public Witness 4. Naida Henao, Head of Engagement, Network for Victim Recovery of DC 5. Ryan King, Director of Research & Policy, Justice Policy Institute 6. Rebecca Blair, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Fair and Just Prosecution 7. Grey Gardner, Public Witness 8. Marina Streznewski, Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Jinwoo Park, Executive Director, Criminal Code Reform Commission OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND ENGAGEMENT IN PERSON 1. Gerome Curtis, Public Witness 2. Marcelles Queen, Public Witness 3. Dwayne Falwell, Founder, Together We Rise Community Development Model LLC 4. Lois Fingerhut, Washington Interfaith Network 5. Rev. Michael Campbell, Public Witness 6. Laura Petty, Attorney, Advancement Project 7. Jay Falk, Washington Interfaith Network 8. Constance Freeman, Chapter Lead, Moms Demand Action 9. Paul Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Heights Village Tenant Association 10. Cynthia Hall, Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Heights Village Tenant Association 11. Charles Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Progressive Life Center VIRTUAL 12. Ricardo Miles, Program Manager, Hope in Action 13. Dr. Bruce Purnell, Executive Director, The Love More Movement, Inc 14. Lisa Rice, ANC 7B07 15. Coryne Lewis, Public Witness 16. Norvelle Nelson, Public Witness 17. Irene Jacobs, Policy Manager, Black Swan Academy 18. Darin March Jr., Ward 5 Violence Prevention Network, Violence Intervention Specialist Langdon Park Community 19. Adrian Moseray, Ward 5 Violence Prevention Network, Violence Intervention Specialist Langston Dwellings Community 20. Reginald Key, Ward 5 Violence Prevention Network, Violence Intervention Specialist Brentwood/Saratoga Community GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Kwelli D. Sneed, Interim Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PUBLIC WITNESSES IN PERSON 1. Antonia Peña, Public Witness 2. Rosmery Torrico, Public Witness 3. Alana Eichner, DC Chapter, National Domestic Workers Alliance 4. Chris Weiss, Executive Director, DC Environmental Network 5. Danielle Robinette, Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 6. Trupti Patel, Public Witness 7. Elana Dean, Public Witness VIRTUAL 8. Gladys Sandoval, Public Witness 9. Sucel Merida, Public Witness  10. Mirna Argueta, Public Witness 11. Rosa Escobar, Public Witness 12. Laura Brown, Executive Director, First Shift Justice Project 13. Erica Ahdoot, Executive Director, Horton's Kids 14. Rahaman “Kil” Kilpatrick, Advisor, Community Engagement and Advocacy Horton’s Kids 15. D.A. Scala, Public Witness 16. Erica Sklar, Organizer, Hand in Hand: the domestic Employers Network 17. Nancy Leon, Director of Advocacy, Many Languages One Voice 18. Claire Fallender, Public Witness 19. Geoff Gilbert, Legal & Technical Assistance Director, Beloved Community Incubator 20. M. Felix Macaraeg, Public Witness 21. Erika Nguyen, Associate Director of Inclusive Economies, Associate Director of Inclusive Economies 22. Tiffany Montgomery, Public Witness 23. Bill Mefford, Public Witness 24. Alfredo Castro, Labor Organizer, DC Jobs With Justice 25. Samuel Myszkowski, Sunrise DC 26. Aaron Finkhousen, President, AFGE Local 1403 27. Michelle Sternthal, Public Witness GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1. Brian Schwalb, Attorney General of the District of Columbia