January 14, 2017 – The D.C. Juvenile Justice System – Attorney R. Daniel Okonkwo

R. Daniel Okonkwo

January 14, 2017

On this edition, Attorney Ethel Mitchell discussed the D.C. juvenile justice system and alternatives to incarceration for juvenile delinquents with Attorney R. Daniel Okonkwo, Executive Director of DC Lawyers for Youth (DCLY) and head of DCLY’s Youth Justice Project.  Attorney Okonkwo also provided an overview of the DC Juvenile Justice System’s budget brief.   To listen to this radio program, click on the ‘play’ symbol on the bar above.

Attorney Okonkwo is a mayoral appointee to the Washington, D.C. Juvenile Justice Advisory Group and the Safer Stronger DC Advisory Committee.  Daniel is a founding member and the former Board Chair of DCLY.  For more information on DC Lawyers for Youth, visit their website – www.dcly.org.

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