For the first time in more than 100 years, the District of Columbia is working to overhaul its criminal code. The massive undertaking would have a big impact on the District's criminal justice system.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday in favor of a disapproval resolution that would overturn D.C.'s criminal code revisions. By a vote of 81-14-1, the senators passed the H.J. Res. 26, the ...

The D.C. Council granted second and final approval to a controversial sweeping overhaul of the District's century-old criminal code on Tuesday. According to FOX 5 D.C., the council unanimously voted ...

House of Representatives Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton said President Biden's decision to overturn Washington D.C.,'s revised criminal code was a "great disappointment" but observed that Democrats ...