Under current law, Ms. Pinto said, the standard to meet pretrial detention for adults is already “extremely hard.”
Emergency bill gives D.C. judges more leeway to lock up suspects before trial amid spike in crime
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Brooke Pinto, the Ward 2 council member and chair of the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, said in a statement that she is “eager to partner with our next Chief to ensure that they and our law enforcement officers have the tools they need to address the growing rates of crime and violence affecting our communities.”
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