U.S. News and World Report: on Crime
Andrew Cuomo:
Signed police reform package, including ban on chokeholds
The governor has repeatedly called for the repeal of 50-A, a statute used by police departments to keep disciplinary records secret. Included in the package is a repeal of 50-A, a ban on chokeholds and a ban on false race-based 911 calls.
One bill will clarify that a person not under arrest has the right to record police activity and maintain custody and control of the recording. The governor called the package "nation-leading criminal justice and police reform bills."
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Dec 12, 2020
Bill Lee:
Men of Valor: re-entry program for former offenders
Lee said the 2000 death of his wife of 16 years in a horse-riding accident on the family's farm changed his life, from inspiring him to volunteer to how he viewed his work.
He helped in a YMCA program aimed at assisting at-risk youth and mentored in Men of Valor, a re-entry program for former offenders.
That led him to become part of the state Higher Education Commission and a governor's task force on sentencing and recidivism. Lee said he developed "a vision for something bigger."
"What if I could make my life better for six and a half million people? That was a compelling thought to me," he said. "That is really what drove me to consider running for governor."
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Apr 23, 2017
George W. Bush:
Proper age for death penalty is 17
Bush. supports the death penalty for murderers 17 and older but opposes proposals to lower the age.
Source: US News & World Report, p. 26
Jan 17, 2000
John Chiang:
Education & anti-poverty to fight crime
Chiang said his family was "struck deeply by crime" after his sister was abducted and killed in 1999. "My family, we're Catholic. We believe in redemption. We believe in hope," Chiang said. "We also believe in being serious on crime.
You want people in the right place, but we're trying to build a better society." He said the state should focus on educating children and addressing poverty to prevent crime.
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Apr 4, 2017
Patrick Morrisey:
$1M more for state police drug testing in criminal cases
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday his agency is transferring $1 million to the state police in an effort to end a backlog of drug testing in criminal cases.Morrisey said the transfer was made possible as the result of
settlements with drug wholesalers accused of flooding the state with millions of prescription pain pills.
The State Police Forensic Laboratory examines drug seizures from every police department in West Virginia.
The drug testing backlog intensifies regional jail crowding by affecting bail consideration for suspects. It also adds to county inmate costs. "We have to make sure that we end this terrible backlog," Morrisey said at a news conference.
Morrisey's office also gave the state police $1 million last year to hire additional analysts, offer overtime and purchase necessary equipment. Since 2013, Morrisey has returned more than $39 million to the state's general fund.
Source: US News & World Report on 2018 W.V. Senate race
Oct 3, 2017
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