Donalds’ ‘D.C. CRIMES Act’ Seeks to Roll Back Progressive Policies, Citing ‘Epidemic of Violence’ and Calls for Federal Intervention

In a bid to address the “epidemic of violence” in the nation’s capital, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) has reintroduced legislation to reassert congressional authority over the District of Columbia’s criminal justice system. The “D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (D.C. CRIMES) Act” aims to curb what Donalds and other leaders describe as a “soft-on-crime” approach by local officials.

The proposed legislation, the 19th bill of its kind in the 119th Congress, specifically targets juvenile crime and sentencing policies.

It would lower the age at which an individual is tried as an adult in D.C. from 24 to 18. Additionally, the bill seeks

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