D.C. leaders should invest more funding in youth and reentry programs in order to help prevent crime, according to a new 24-page report from the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C.

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The report, called “ Building Safety Through Resources : A Better Path to Public Safety in D.C.,” described a number of citywide programs that could benefit from increased investment. It also recommended one step that the D.C. Council has already taken.

The recommendations come over two months after President Donald Trump’s crime emergency in D.C. ended. However, Nationa

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