Axios.com political coverage: on Crime


Amy Klobuchar: Supports prison reform & treatment over punishment

Klobuchar supported the bipartisan First Step Act, a reform of the federal prison system, in the Senate. At an Axios event, Klobuchar, whose father suffered from alcoholism, spoke personally to the treatment vs. prison debate: "Treatment changed my dad's life. In his own words, he was 'pursued by grace.' I think other people should have the same right."
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 3, 2019

Cory Booker: Cut mandatory minimum sentences; end solitary for juveniles

He has been a vocal proponent of reforming the criminal justice system. Proposal for a new bill with progressive ideas like further cutting mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug offenses and banning racial and religious profiling. In a recently enacted bill, Booker pushed to prohibit solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 6, 2019

Elizabeth Warren: Criminal liability for corporate execs causing severe harm

Proposed expanded criminal liability, including jail time for any executive "who negligently oversees a giant company causing severe harm to U.S. families."
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 8, 2019

Joe Biden: Regrets supporting strict sentences, including on crack

Biden expressed regret for supporting tough-on-crime bills during his time in Congress, including a measure that established strict sentencing standards for crack and powder cocaine offenses, which experts say have led to an era of mass incarceration that disproportionately affected black Americans.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 25, 2019

Kamala Harris: Moratorium on death penalty; but defended it as AG

Harris has called for a national moratorium on the death penalty. She defended the death penalty as attorney general, despite being personally against it.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 7, 2019

Michael Bennet: Sponsor of bipartisan First Step reform bill

Bennet was a sponsor for the justice reform First Step Act bill in 2016, which limited juvenile solitary confinement and reduced minimum sentences for some repeat non-violent drug crimes.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 2, 2019

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