Please join the CIC board and staff for our first Open Meeting of the new year on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. All are welcome! 

The DC Corrections Information Council (CIC) is planning an evaluation of Hope Village, with an on-site inspection in early February 2020. We would like to talk to any current or recent (last 2 years) residents of Hope Village. We want to hear any feedback you’re willing to share (what’s working well, what needs improvement, what changes should be made to help Hope Village better serve returning citizens?). We’d also like to talk to community organizations and service providers about their experience working with Hope Village. Please contact Chrisiant Bracken:...

The CIC visited the Correctional Treatment Facility (CTF) and the Central Detention Facility (CDF) on February 25 and 26, 2019 respectively, in order to inquire about the frequency of outdoor recreation for inmates.

The DC Council passed the Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 2018, in December of 2018 which seeks to address the lack of specific programming for individuals sentenced under the previous YRA. Currently, there are approximately 250 DC Code Offenders in both the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DOC) serving sentences under the provisions of the 2018 YRA.

This report explores treatment and programs specifically designed for YRA offenders from the BOP or the DOC as well as the absence of programming and rehabilitative...

The CIC is mandated to inspect and monitor the correctional facilities where DC residents are incarcerated, including DC Department of Corrections facilities in the District and over 100 Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities across the country.