State of Alaska secondary Archives: on Crime

Lisa Murkowski: End parole for repeat violent offenders

Murkowski supports the following principles regarding crime:
• Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
• End parole for repeat violent offenders.
• Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
• Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults.

Lisa Murkowski: Limit liability by capping non-economic damages

KNOWLES: Just like I did as governor, I'll bring all parties together to figure out a way to reform the system while still protecting everyone's right to their day in court. Take the most famous case in Alaska history, the Exxon Valdez damages. The 32,000 injured Alaska private property owners, fishermen and Native villagers deserve their day in court.

MURKOWSKI: Limiting liability by capping non-economic damages is necessary to reduce medical costs. In Alaska, two of our four liability insurers left the state in the past year because of large liability damage awards. The result is higher insurance rates for doctors and higher rates for patients. If the trend continues, the ability for patients to access a doctor will decrease.

Mike Dunleavy: Attack crime with aggressive response