D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto, Ward 2 Democrat, introduced legislation Monday that would make permanent the emergency public safety initiatives implemented this summer.
Ms. Pinto’s Secure DC Plan would enshrine in law the broader pretrial detention standards that were included in the emergency crime bill the council passed in July.
Judges who release violent suspects would be required to issue a written explanation on why the individual was freed, according to the bill. Year-over-year increases in all major offenses — from homicides and robberies to carjackings and sexual assaults — have added to a sense of unease among city residents.
Mr. Graves has come under fire for his office’s decision not to pursue two-thirds of the cases brought to him by the Metropolitan Police Department.
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