Gary Richardson on Crime

Opposed to private prisons; focus on justice, not jail

Johnson: "We improve the criminal justice system by removing the situation that got us here: the war on drugs."

Johnson then went on to decry the amount of women locked up in Oklahoma, saying it then leads to children without mothers who go to schools where counselors aren't available. It perpetuates a cycle, she said, that is in part fueled by private prisons.

Richardson: "I am opposed to private prisons. As governor, I would institute a one-week training program for every new prosecutor based on the fact that it's about justice, not throwing people in jail."

All of the candidates agreed on a few questions, including that civil asset forfeiture is wrong without a conviction and the state government should not be involved in a person's religion or choice to have no religion.