Washington, D.C., has a revolutionary idea on how to combat its crime crisis: arrest and incarcerate violent criminals.
Councilwoman Brooke Pinto, chairwoman of the City Council’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, has proposed more stringent laws and penalties for the council to consider. The proposal would increase the maximum sentencing for gun crimes from one year to five years, expand the definition of carjacking, and keep juvenile criminals in pretrial detention for violent crimes.
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