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DC Crime Victims Call for Tougher Sentencing for Offenders

After violent attacks the three residents all expressed frustration at the local justice system and how it failed them.
DC Crime Victims Call for Tougher Sentencing for Offenders
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Samantha Flom
Samantha Flom
10/12/2023|Updated: 10/12/2023
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Victims of violent crime in Washington shared their stories on Capitol Hill on Oct. 12 in a plea for greater accountability for offenders.

“I implore this subcommittee to understand that policing, prosecuting, and most importantly, incarceration works,” said armed robbery victim Mitchell Sobolevsky during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance.

Samantha Flom
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Samantha Flom is a reporter for The Epoch Times covering U.S. politics and news. A graduate of Syracuse University, she has a background in journalism and nonprofit communications. Contact her at [email protected].
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