Street Sense Media Executive Director Brian Carome alleges the DC behavioral health system, including its mental health court, has failed under the purview of Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Content categorized as Crime
When our justice system takes a life
THE HOBO: Black Fields announces, “IT’S A FIELDS FAMILY AFFAIR!”
The always captivating adventures of Black Fields continue.
Listen
Vendor Ron “Pookanu” Dudley shares his views through a poem titled “Listen”
Trapped
Vendor Alice Carter shares a poem about being locked in a psych ward by the Metro Transit Police.
In the Midst of Shadows
Vendor Laticia Brock shares her frustrations with violence in a poem.
Treading the Waters, Part 15
Vendor Gerald Anderson’s story continues to bring twists and turns.
Security company replaced immediately after a man was stabbed at 801 East Men’s shelter
The incident is under investigation with support from the Metropolitan Police Department.
THE HOBO: Black Fields swears,
“D.C. DON’T STAND FOR DODGE CITY!!!”
Part 9 of “The Black Fields Chronicles: The HOBO,” a fiction story based on the reality of homelessness.
Treading the Waters, Part 13
The saga of two young men growing up in New Orleans continues. See what happens next.
Unhoused people are more frequently victims of hate crimes, report says
The National Coalition for the Homeless released its latest report on hate crimes against homeless people in December of 2018.
Treading the Waters, Part 12
The saga of two young men growing up in New Orleans continues. See what happens next.
“LIKE LL & MJ – I’M B.A.D.D.!” (Brothaz Against Drunk Driving)
Black Fields thinks about his cousin Jaquania’s death in a drunk driving accident and the consequences that followed.
The City
Marcus McCall shares a poem about growing up surrounded by violence and inequality in Washington, D.C.
Treading the Waters, Part 11
When we were last with young Gerald, he was in the Garden District of New Orleans. For the very first time in his life he had gotten behind the wheel of a car, but it was a sports car he had stolen with his best friend…
Dirty Down Old Town
Street Sense Media vendor Fredric John’s poem about historic down town D.C.
Prejudice and bias of the news media covering crime in my neighborhood
Not all victims of violent assault in D.C. get the same media coverage. There’s a reason for that.
Metro Transit Police target Black youth for fare evasion, report says
The Washington Lawyers Committee recently released a report showing racial disparities in fare evasion enforcement by the Metro Transit Police.
K2 overdoses spiked for a second time this year
D.C. government, nonprofit organizations and citizens are responding to the most recent spike in synthetic drug overdoses.
Man stabbed 15 times in CCNV shelter lobby
Two men were arrested after a violent episode at the 2nd and D Street shelter.
Suspect sought in Judiciary Square shooting
Reginald Johnson, 37, is wanted for First Degree Murder While Armed in connection with the July 2 murder near the shelter at 2nd and D Streets NW.
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