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D.C. Council'S Committee On Human Services

Latest D.C. Council'S Committee On Human Services Items
  • Ex-staffer for DYRS settles suit for $130K

    The District's juvenile justice agency agreed to pay about $130,000 to a disgruntled former employee who sued the city after he was passed over for the top job at a D.C. facility in Laurel that houses young offenders, according to papers from the D.C. Office of the Attorney General.


  • Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services nominee Neil A. Stanley is expected to be confirmed as head of the troubled agency after the D.C. Council declines to vote on his nomination Tuesday. Mr. Stanley was named DYRS interim director in December and acting director in March. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

    Questions remain as DYRS nominee nears confirmation

    Mayor Vincent C. Gray's pick to lead the District's juvenile justice agency will likely be confirmed this week by running out the clock on any objections to his nomination.


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