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 25-914, the “Safe and Supported Pregnancy and Delivery for Incarcerated Individuals Amendment Act of 2024”; Bill 25-955, the “Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of 2024”; and Bill 25-960, the “Firearm Suicide Prevention (Donna’s Law) Amendment Act of 2024” Monday, October 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.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) X (@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 1 PUBLIC WITNESSES Bill 25-914 IN PERSON 1. Chelsea Sullivan, Associate Counsel, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 2. Chelsea Sullivan, Associate Counsel, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (On behalf of Thaniyyah Veney, Public Witness) 3. Chelsea Sullivan, Associate Counsel, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (On behalf of London Teeter, Public Witnesses) 4. Miah Robinson, Public Witness 5. Darby Hickey, Policy Counsel, DC Justice Lab VIRTUAL 6. Jessica Henderson-Boyd, MD, Chief Executive Officer/President, Unity Health Care 7. Gail Smith, Director, Children's Best Interest Project 8. Brenda Smith, Professor and Director, Project on Addressing Prison Rape, American University Washington College of Law 9. Ellen Mason, MD, Physician and core faculty member, University of Illinois, Chicago, School of Public Health, Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health 10. Ruth F. Pollard, President and CEO, DCPCA 11. Nandi Mjenga, Public Witness 12. Taylar Nuevelle, Executive Director, Who Speaks For Me 13. Rahketa Steele, Harriet’s Wildest Dreams GOVERNMENT WITNESS 14. Katerina Semyonova, Special Counsel on Policy and Legislation, Public Defender Service Bill 25-960 VIRTUAL 15. Katrina Brees, Public Witness 16. Ian Ayres, Public Witness 17. Micaela Deming, Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 2 Bill 25-955 IN PERSON 18. Lul Mohamud, Executive Director, The Person Center 19. Fraidy Reiss, Founder/Executive Director, Unchained At Last 20. Becca Powell, Director of Advocacy and Outreach, Unchained At Last 21. Briana Roberts, Tahirih Justice Center 22. Alex Goyette, Public Policy Manager, Tahirih Justice Center 23. Indira Henard, Executive Director, DC Rape Crisis Center 24. Alison Gill, Vice President, Legal and Policy, American Atheists 25. Sonya Baskerville, Zonta Club of DC 26. Reid Maki, Coordinator, Child Labor Coalition 27. Maniza Habib, Research Associate, Population Institute 28. Anjali Kochar, Executive Director, Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation of America 29. Brigitte Combs, Public Witness 30. Vilas Wright, Public Witness 31. Abigail Rittenour, Public Witness 32. Lourdes Venes, Public Witness 33. Ginbwogish Meshesha, Public Witness 34. Jennifer Bradbury, Public Witness 35. Anastasia Law, Program Officer for North America, Equality Now VIRTUAL 36. Sara Tasneem, Public Witness 37. Michele Hanash, Director of Policy and Women’s Programs, The AHA Foundation 38. Amanda Parker, Interim Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, The AHA Foundation 39. Micaela Deming, Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 40. Donna Simmons, Public Witness 41. Stacey Lacroix, Esq., Attorney, The Lacroix Law Firm 42. Michele Booth Cole, Executive Director, Safe Shores - The DC Children's Advocacy Center 43. Judy Wiegand, Public Witness 44. Aliya Abbas, Public Witness 3