Jodi Rell on Crime Republican CT Governor

Supports the death penalty

Indicate which principles you support regarding crime.
• Support the death penalty in Connecticut.
• Require that crimes based on race, ethnic background, religious belief, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation be prosecuted as hate crimes.

End parole for repeat violent offenders

Indicate which principles you support regarding crime.
• End parole for repeat violent offenders.
• Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
• Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
• Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.