Next week, I’ll be visiting our State Capitol along with other NFL players to talk to lawmakers and policymakers about the state of criminal justice reform, with a special emphasis on lobbying for the Clean Slate Act, which I’ve written about here before.
Twice before, I’ve joined my fellow football players on trips to Washington, D.C. on similar fact-finding missions. The first time, late last year, we met with members of Congress—Democrats and Republicans— and spent some time with staffers of Paul Ryan, who later joined us for a photo op. In March, a group of us spent three days meeting with congressmen on both sides of the aisle, including New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.
On both trips, we talked about mass incarceration, the costly war on drugs, unjust mandatory minimums and juvenile life without parole. There was bipartisan consensus for common-sense reform, which led us to ask, “So what’s holding up action?” The answer, sadly, was “politics.”
Next week, I’ll update you on our Harrisburg trip. Meantime, check out the video below we produced, arguing for bail reform, which I wrote about last week:
EndCashBail from The Philadelphia Citizen on Vimeo.
Results
PhiladelphiaEagles |
Washington D.C.Redskins |
|
Homicides per 1,000 residents
0.18 |
Eagles |
Homicides per 1,000 residents
0.24 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
10.3 |
Eagles |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
12.69 |
Marijuana decriminalization
yes |
Tie |
Marijuana decriminalization
yes |
Police involved shootings
23 |
Redskins |
Police involved shootings
15 |
People in jail per 100,000 residents
448 |
Redskins |
People in jail per 100,000 residents
433 |
% police of color / % population of color 43.2/55 |
Redskins |
% police of color / % population of color 68.4/64.5 |
% jail population awaiting trial
134 |
Eagles |
% jail population awaiting trial
303 |
Juvenile court case counts per 10,000 residents
307 |
Redskins |
Juvenile court case counts per 10,000 residents
0 |
Washington D.C.
Redskins |
Sep. 10 |
-
Tie |
Redskins |
Sep. 17 |
-
Tie |
Chiefs |
Sep. 24 |
-
Tie |
Giants |
Oct. 01 |
-
Tie |
Chargers |
Oct. 08 |
-
Tie |
Cardinals |
Oct. 12 |
-
Tie |
Panthers |
Oct. 23 |
-
Tie |
Redskins |
Oct. 29 |
-
Tie |
49ers |
Nov. 05 |
-
Tie |
Broncos |
Nov. 19 |
-
Tie |
Cowboys |
Nov. 26 |
-
Tie |
Bears |
Dec. 03 |
-
Tie |
Seahawks |
Dec. 10 |
-
Tie |
Rams |
Dec. 17 |
-
Tie |
Jets |
Dec. 25 |
-
Tie |
Raiders |
Dec. 31 |
-
Tie |
Cowboys |
Jan. 13 |
-
Tie |
Falcons |
Civic Record:
EAGLES |
Wins
0 |
Losses
0 |
Upcoming Games:
Jan. 13 | 4:35 PM | Atlanta |
For more information on this data, see the Criminal Justice Season Explained page.
Note: Washington, D.C., police involved shootings data from 2015; Philadelphia from 2016.