Northwest Columbia Heights Community Association
Community Public Forum on Criminal Justice
Tuesday April 19th
6:30 to 8:30 PM
(Come early to greet your neighbors, meet our featured guests, and have some refreshments)
Where: St Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW
(Northeast Corner of 16th and Newton, 16th Street Side, Upstairs Auditorium)
Format: Brief remarks by panelists then extended Question & Answer period with audience participation
Do you have any of these questions?
- The same drug dealer is always on the corner near my house. I call the police, why don’t they arrest him?
- Why is it that criminals are released so quickly after being arrested?
- What is a “papered” arrest? Why are some arrests “no-papered?”
Confirmed Panelists:
MPD Chief Cathy Lanier
Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham
At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson
DC Superior Court Chief Judge Lee Satterfield
Principal Asst US Attorney Vincent Cohen
Pretrial Services Agency Director Susan Shaffer
CSOSA Acting Director Adrienne Poteat
Mayor’s Office on Ex-Offender Affairs Director Charles Thornton
Ward 5 Court Watch Leader and Activist Kathy Henderson
Ward 7 Community Activist and Blogger Veronica O. Davis – Moderator
Please come and bring your neighbors. Please share the attached flyer with your neighborhood listserves and your neighbors who don’t have e-mail.
