Robert Bentley on Crime

Construct four new state-of-the-art prison facilities

Funded by an adequate bond issue, we will begin this process within the year. The consolidation and closing of outdated facilities will produce immediate savings for the state with less operational costs, and higher efficiencies in staffing and maintenance. These larger, more efficient facilities will drastically lower Alabama's prison overcrowding. The money we save with the more efficient prisons will in turn be used to pay off the debt of the construction.

More budget for police; train them in Spanish

• I will place a high priority on confronting crime in Alabama;
• I will propose budgets that increase the salaries of those on the front lines, in order to attract the most qualified individuals to join law enforcement;
• I will expand public safety officer training to include knowledge of immigration laws and conversational Spanish to ensure the safety of our officers and those they encounter.

Expand use of death penalty; limit appeals

Bentley indicates he supports the following principles concerning crime:
• Expand the use of the death penalty for additional circumstances relating to murder.
• Q: Do you support limiting appeals in death penalty cases?
  A: Yes.

End parole for repeat violent felons

Bentley indicates he supports the following principles concerning crime:
• Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
• End parole for repeat violent felons.
• Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
• Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
• Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentences.