State of North Dakota Archives: on Crime

John Hoeven: More prisons; less parole

Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and additional prison staff.
Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills.
End parole for repeat violent offenders.
Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.
Increase state funding for community centers in areas with at-risk youth.

Source: 2004 N.D. Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2004

John Hoeven: Prioritized improving public safety in tribal communities

We prioritized improving public safety in tribal communities. That includes passing Savanna's Act that requires law enforcement to develop more effective methods to address missing and murdered Native Americans. Through my role on the Senate Appropriations Committee, I have worked to advance the goals of my SURVIVE Act by dedicating funding from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) for tribes to provide services to victims of violence. Source: 2021 N.D. Senate campaign website hoeven.senate.gov Jun 24, 2021

Michael J. Steele: Opposes death penalty; innocent people have been executed

I will be tough on crime one thing that our former leaders in North Dakota forgot about. I am however against the death penalty because to many of our citizen who were innocent after modern technological advancements such as DNA and Forensics proved that the wrong people's lives were terminated due to the death penalty. I believe the punishment should fit the crime. Source: 2022 N.D.Senate campaign website MichaelJSteeleForSenate.com Dec 9, 2021

Michael J. Steele: Supports Rapid Response for battered women

Rapid Response team for Abused, Battered, and Stranded Women: I support this 100% because I have helped some women that were trapped in an abusing situation already. Some of the women that I helped preferred to be stranded in the cold wintertime just to escape from their abusers. These women need our help right now throughout not only the Dakotas but also the rest of our country as a whole. I will fight in the Senate to have this Bill adopted. Source: 2022 N.D.Senate campaign website MichaelJSteeleForSenate.com Dec 9, 2021

Rick Berg: End parole for repeat violent offenders

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.
Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.

Source: N.D. Congressional 2002 National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

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