{"id":33777,"date":"2022-07-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/14\/bowsers-delays-could-cost-d-c-the-chance-to-take-back-control-of-parole-from-the-feds\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:00:00","slug":"bowsers-delays-could-cost-d-c-the-chance-to-take-back-control-of-parole-from-the-feds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/14\/bowsers-delays-could-cost-d-c-the-chance-to-take-back-control-of-parole-from-the-feds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowser\u2019s Delays Could Cost D.C. the Chance to Take Back Control of Parole From the Feds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t<amp-position-observer target=\"page-position-marker\" on=\"enter:a_cb48.start;\" once=\"\" layout=\"nodisplay\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-nodisplay\" hidden=\"hidden\" i-amphtml-layout=\"nodisplay\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<amp-animation id=\"a_cb48\" layout=\"nodisplay\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-nodisplay\" hidden=\"hidden\" i-amphtml-layout=\"nodisplay\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/amp-animation><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<amp-analytics class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"width:1px;height:1px\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/amp-analytics><\/p>\n<aside>\t\t\t\t\t<amp-analytics class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"width:1px;height:1px\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/amp-analytics><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\t\t\t\t\t<amp-analytics class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"width:1px;height:1px\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/amp-analytics><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>With unified Democratic control in Congress and the White House, Mayor <strong>Muriel Bowser<\/strong> has spent much of the past two years <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/21\/06\/22\/dc-statehood-gets-second-senate-hearing-in-history\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/21\/06\/22\/dc-statehood-gets-second-senate-hearing-in-history\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arguing forcefully<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/512445\/d-c-statehood-hearing-the-nonsensical-arguments-republicans-made\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/512445\/d-c-statehood-hearing-the-nonsensical-arguments-republicans-made\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D.C. statehood<\/a>. Yet at the same time, her administration has let a golden opportunity to seize more autonomy for the District slip away.<\/p>\n<p>A newly friendly environment in federal Washington seemed to set the stage for D.C. to finally take back control of parole from the feds, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/19\/05\/01\/advocates-say-its-time-for-d-c-to-have-its-own-parole-board-again\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/19\/05\/01\/advocates-say-its-time-for-d-c-to-have-its-own-parole-board-again\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long-held goal<\/a> of criminal justice reformers eager to see less punitive decisions for people hoping to reenter society. Bowser <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cic.dc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dc\/sites\/cic\/release_content\/attachments\/MMB%20Letter%20to%20Norton%20on%20DC%20Parole%20Board%207-5-2020%20%283%29.pdf\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/cic.dc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dc\/sites\/cic\/release_content\/attachments\/MMB%20Letter%20to%20Norton%20on%20DC%20Parole%20Board%207-5-2020%20%283%29.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">took steps in the right direction<\/a> in the summer of 2020, teeing up a complex transition that required cooperation from Congress, but <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/dc-politics\/dc-parole-budget-vote\/2021\/07\/31\/258d4a0c-f13b-11eb-81d2-ffae0f931b8f_story.html\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/dc-politics\/dc-parole-budget-vote\/2021\/07\/31\/258d4a0c-f13b-11eb-81d2-ffae0f931b8f_story.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proceeded to drag her feet<\/a> and gum up the works just when swift action was required.<\/p>\n<p>That will likely leave these crucial decisions in the hands of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/uspc\/meet-commissioners\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/uspc\/meet-commissioners\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">understaffed U.S. Parole Commission<\/a> for at least the next year, and possibly several more in the future. The group (currently staffed with just two commissioners, neither of whom has any tie to D.C.) was originally designed to oversee a small number of people in federal prisons and members of the military convicted of crimes, but earned authority over parole in D.C. as part of efforts to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scdc.dc.gov\/page\/revitalization-act\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/scdc.dc.gov\/page\/revitalization-act\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bail out the city\u2019s finances in 1997<\/a>. Ever since then, the USPC has become infamous for its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/20\/11\/16\/us-parole-commission-dc-jail-coronavirus-covid19-pandemic\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/20\/11\/16\/us-parole-commission-dc-jail-coronavirus-covid19-pandemic\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unforgiving release decisions<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/28\/dc_technical_violations\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/28\/dc_technical_violations\/\" rel=\"noopener\">willingness<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/180288\/advocates-say-dcs-federally-controlled-parole-system-needs-reform\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/180288\/advocates-say-dcs-federally-controlled-parole-system-needs-reform\/\" rel=\"noopener\">send people back to jail<\/a> for minor parole violations. A local parole authority would, in theory, be much more accountable to D.C. residents.<\/p>\n<p>And if Democrats lose control of Congress in November (as just about every election forecaster expects) it could be many years before D.C. has another chance to win this power back. Activists are hopeful for some sort of movement before the end of the year, but a lack of urgency from both Bowser and the D.C. Council has them fearing this window for change has slammed shut. Inaction could seriously set back all manner of reform efforts, too, considering many view this as a first step toward D.C. regaining other criminal justice functions (like keeping incarcerated people close to home instead of sending them off to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/268373\/back-to-the-big-house\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/268373\/back-to-the-big-house\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">far-flung federal facilities<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a close-to-home example of how local government should not work,\u201d <strong>Pam Bailey<\/strong>, who co-founded the group More Than Our Crimes to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/22\/05\/24\/more-than-our-crimes-robert-barton-publication\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/22\/05\/24\/more-than-our-crimes-robert-barton-publication\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advocate for incarcerated residents<\/a>, tells Loose Lips. \u201cWe say we want statehood, but this was a chance to do something, and I feel like we completely failed. D.C. residents in federal prison already feel completely ignored and invisible, and this has just accentuated it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n<aside id=\"newspack-ads-widget-18\" class=\"widget_newspack-ads-widget clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<p>Essentially, Bowser needs to decide what she wants a local parole system to look like\u2014most local activists (and many incarcerated people) favor a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/07\/19\/dc-needs-local-paroling-authority\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/07\/19\/dc-needs-local-paroling-authority\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reconstituted parole board<\/a> functioning as a D.C. agency, but the city\u2019s influential Public Defender Service supports <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennygathright\/status\/1390382455253782534\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennygathright\/status\/1390382455253782534\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sending the authority<\/a> to the D.C. Superior Court. Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages, but just about everyone close to this process says Bowser simply needs to pick one and press forward.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe she\u2019s hesitant to embrace a parole model that is too decarceral for her liking, or maybe she feared stoking controversy ahead of the June primary. Whatever the reason, Bowser has had a huge role in blocking any movement on this issue, all with a big deadline looming. The federal parole commission\u2019s authority expires at the end of October, so some sort of congressional renewal will almost certainly be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hanging by my bootstraps here,\u201d says Del. <strong>Eleanor Holmes Norton<\/strong>, the city\u2019s nonvoting representative in Congress. \u201cI haven\u2019t heard anything from them on this recently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople for Bowser and her deputy mayor for public safety and justice, <strong>Chris Geldart<\/strong>, did not respond to requests for comment. And it seems Geldart\u2019s office, in particular, is the source of frustration for many people working on the issue.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n<aside id=\"newspack-ads-widget-7\" class=\"widget_newspack-ads-widget clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<p>There have been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rethinkjusticedc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/PRINCIPLES-FOR-THE-ESTABLISHMENT-OF-A-PAROLE-ENTITY-Oct-12.pdf\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/rethinkjusticedc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/PRINCIPLES-FOR-THE-ESTABLISHMENT-OF-A-PAROLE-ENTITY-Oct-12.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all manner of studies<\/a> and research papers delving into how D.C. could take back control of parole functions\u2014the city itself commissioned <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/justicepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DCParoleStudy.pdf\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/justicepolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DCParoleStudy.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one from the Justice Policy Institute in 2019<\/a>\u2014but Geldart opted to hire more consultants to hammer out the details in November 2021. They were tasked with providing a more granular look at what a new parole board could look like and how it might function, as Bowser generally seems to favor that approach. The superior court\u2019s judges say they don\u2019t have the capacity to take on parole duties, which has thrown a lot of cold water on that discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Geldart\u2019s choice of partners generally pleased advocates, however, as he picked a pair of former public defenders and criminal justice advocates: <strong>Michelle Bonner<\/strong> and <strong>Olinda Moyd<\/strong>. Many weren\u2019t thrilled to see yet another delay, but they acknowledge there are big questions still to be answered\u2014consider that it\u2019s difficult to pin down how many people are even eligible for parole, after the city <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/194525\/dcs-broken-parole-system\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/194525\/dcs-broken-parole-system\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abolished the practice<\/a> in 2000. The 2019 JPI report estimated that there were 883 people convicted of crimes before that date who are still eligible. A local parole authority would make release decisions for those prisoners as well as anyone convicted after 2000 who has served enough of their sentence to qualify for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csosa.gov\/community-supervision\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.csosa.gov\/community-supervision\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supervised release<\/a> (a process a lot like parole, but with more strings attached). The latter category includes about 2,395 people as of 2018, per the JPI report.<\/p>\n<p>Bonner and Moyd convened an informal advisory group of other attorneys and activists to draw up some initial plans, until things changed abruptly in April. Members of the group say Geldart cut ties with Bonner and Moyd without giving much notice, then turned around and handed out yet another contract for yet another consultant. This time, he picked the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.org\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.cna.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Naval Analyses<\/a>, an Arlington-based research nonprofit focused on a variety of national security and military-adjacent issues.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the nonprofit, commonly known as CNA, confirmed that it is working with the Bowser administration via its Center for Justice Research and Innovation, but otherwise didn\u2019t answer questions about this work.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n<aside id=\"newspack-ads-widget-10\" class=\"widget_newspack-ads-widget clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI believe the people on Geldart\u2019s advisory group got punked and got played,\u201d says <strong>Louis Sawyer<\/strong>, who spent years as a federal prisoner and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/could-dc-statehood-reach-all-the-way-into-the-prison-system\/2021\/03\/25\/1622b75c-8d89-11eb-a6bd-0eb91c03305a_story.html\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/could-dc-statehood-reach-all-the-way-into-the-prison-system\/2021\/03\/25\/1622b75c-8d89-11eb-a6bd-0eb91c03305a_story.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">now advocates for returning citizens<\/a>. \u201cIt was a smokescreen, a sham\u2026and I believe the mayor and her administration never intended on advocating or moving forward local control of parole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members of that advisory group are starting to feel the same way. <strong>Misty Thomas<\/strong>, the executive director of the Council for Court Excellence, sent an email to Geldart on April 21 that was co-signed by 10 of the group\u2019s participants, saying they were \u201cbaffled by and very skeptical of the decision\u201d to ditch Bonner and Moyd in favor of CNA. They asked repeatedly for a meeting with Geldart on the matter but have yet to make much progress in setting one, according to email correspondence forwarded to LL. Bonner and Moyd themselves did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Even Ward 6 Councilmember <strong>Charles Allen<\/strong>, who chairs the Council\u2019s judiciary committee and has held hearings on parole reform, says he\u2019s felt kept in the dark. He sent a letter of his own to Geldart on Monday asking for any insight into what CNA is doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a process now where I\u2019m sending letters just to get basic information,\u201d Allen says. \u201cIt continues to be a mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-4    \">\n<aside id=\"newspack-ads-widget-11\" class=\"widget_newspack-ads-widget clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<p>Allen is specifically concerned that CNA \u201chas no D.C. ties\u201d and doesn\u2019t seem to have much experience with parole matters. The nonprofit\u2019s listed \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.org\/experts\/Justice-and-Policing\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.cna.org\/experts\/Justice-and-Policing\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">justice and policing<\/a>\u201d experts include a variety of academics and criminal justice advocates, but plenty of former cops too. That\u2019s given most activists a lot of pause about trusting the group\u2019s conclusions. Many suspect Geldart, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/506971\/what-does-chris-geldart-think-about-racial-justice\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/506971\/what-does-chris-geldart-think-about-racial-justice\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">longtime head<\/a> of D.C.\u2019s homeland security agency, chose to hire CNA based on his past experience instead of the group\u2019s qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a major betrayal hiring those people,\u201d says <strong>Phil Fornaci<\/strong>, an attorney who has spent many years advocating for incarcerated people. \u201cI just can\u2019t imagine that group will recommend anything aimed at remedying past wrongs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allen expects CNA will deliver some sort of report to guide Bowser\u2019s path forward, but he has no idea when that might happen. <\/p>\n<p>But even if Bowser won\u2019t budge, why couldn\u2019t the Council take matters into its own hands and pass legislation without waiting on her? Finding money for a new parole board might be a challenge, but advocates reason that there\u2019s nothing stopping lawmakers from trying to force her hand.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-5    \">\n<aside id=\"newspack-ads-widget-12\" class=\"widget_newspack-ads-widget clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<p>Allen cautions that there are \u201cany number of examples where, if there\u2019s no mayoral buy-in, it just doesn\u2019t get implemented.\u201d He cites the relentless pushing it\u2019s taken for the city to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/323970\/black-lives-matterdc-v-bowser-stopandfrisk-lawsuit-update\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/323970\/black-lives-matterdc-v-bowser-stopandfrisk-lawsuit-update\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comply with the NEAR Act<\/a>. Fornaci sees this as evidence that lawmakers are simply \u201cafraid of the mayor,\u201d but Allen is adamant that he would wait for Bowser in order to guarantee a successful transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this ends up being an executive agency, we\u2019ve got to have an administration who is on board with it,\u201d Allen says.<\/p>\n<p>So it\u2019s on Bowser to lay out some next steps, and she needs to do so quickly, considering that the USPC\u2019s parole authority will expire in just over three months if Congress doesn\u2019t act.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Allen would support a one-year extension to keep \u201ceveryone\u2019s feet to the fire,\u201d even if the city still isn\u2019t ready to take control of parole by then. The Council has to pass a bill creating a new parole board and then find money in the budget to set it up (should D.C. support that approach), and that takes time.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-6    \">\n<aside id=\"newspack-ads-widget-16\" class=\"widget_newspack-ads-widget clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<p>The uncertainty worries Norton. \u201cThe longer extension, the better\u201d is her mantra, reasoning that another two years may be appropriate. An aide to Iowa Sen. <strong>Chuck Grassley<\/strong>, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, tells LL that his office has been floating a three-year extension to his Democratic colleagues, but has yet to find any takers. Grassley would even accept an 18-month deal if it means the Senate could squirrel this away into some other bill set to pass before the end of the year, the aide says.<\/p>\n<p>Norton would find either of those options acceptable, particularly if it means the Senate (where Democrats hold a razor-thin majority) has already signed off on it. But she is also well aware of the possibility that any extension of that length would leave the matter up for debate after Republicans have seized control of Congress or perhaps even the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven that they <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/local\/305\/2022\/02\/17\/1081428500\/norton-decries-shocking-threat-from-republicans-to-repeal-d-c-home-rule\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/local\/305\/2022\/02\/17\/1081428500\/norton-decries-shocking-threat-from-republicans-to-repeal-d-c-home-rule\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">want to restrict home rule<\/a> and bring us back to the \u201890s and complain about high crime in D.C., it seems unlikely they\u2019d be willing to pass this bill,\u201d Norton says. \u201cThey\u2019d be giving jurisdiction to a city they consider soft on crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all enough to make many activists skeptical that changes to the parole system will happen in the next several years (if they happen at all). Many doubted Bowser\u2019s commitment to the issue even when the federal environment was much more hospitable, so they have little reason to believe she\u2019d lead a fierce fight against Republican antagonists.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-7    \">\n<aside id=\"newspack-ads-widget-17\" class=\"widget_newspack-ads-widget clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<p>Bailey fears it will amount to a huge disappointment to the incarcerated men she works with. She convinced many of them to sign a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/morethanourcrimes.org\/bring-parole-back-to-dc\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/morethanourcrimes.org\/bring-parole-back-to-dc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">petition pressing for a new parole board<\/a> and has been speaking with them about exercising their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/500745\/d-c-residents-in-federal-prisons-can-vote-this-year-but-hurdles-to-casting-ballots-remain\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/500745\/d-c-residents-in-federal-prisons-can-vote-this-year-but-hurdles-to-casting-ballots-remain\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newly granted right to vote<\/a> in D.C. elections. If they lose faith that the government can work for them, she expects that many will tune out entirely. And all the while, they\u2019ll remain stuck in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/05\/31\/1100954134\/federal-prison-deaths-usp-thomson-illinois-prison\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/05\/31\/1100954134\/federal-prison-deaths-usp-thomson-illinois-prison\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">famously violent federal prisons<\/a>, far away from their families and without much hope of ever earning their release.<\/p>\n<aside>\t\t\t\t\t<amp-analytics class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"width:1px;height:1px\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/amp-analytics><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSpace in these places should be reserved for people who can\u2019t safely be in the community, and that\u2019s not what\u2019s happening,\u201d Thomas says. \u201cLeadership means making a choice and doing the best to serve the community. 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