State see|saws back to 'tough on crime' position

Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic ... - usccb

Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal JusticeA Statement of the Catholic Bishops of the United ...

Kamala Harris takes hits on her criminal justice record | CNN Politics

As Kamala Harris positions for a likely presidential run that could be announced as early as this week, the California senator fielded an ...

Kamala Harris's controversial record on criminal justice, explained

But her record in California, where she was a prosecutor, district attorney, and state attorney general before representing the state in the US ...

Governor Landry Opens Special Session to Address Crime in ...

Baton Rouge, LA- Today, Governor Jeff Landry opened the 2nd Extraordinary Session of 2024 focusing on crime. This special session begins to ...

Let's Talk About Kamala Harris : Code Switch - NPR

We're going long on Harris's history as a self-described "top cop" and "progressive prosecutor" in California.

Kamala Harris' Dangerous Views on Law Enforcement and Public ...

Kamala Harris' public stance as a tough-on-crime advocate contradicts her actions as a California prosecutor, District Attorney, ...

Criminals were the biggest losers of the 2024 elections

Aside from the country's rightward shift in the 2024 presidential race, tough-on-crime victories and “criminal justice reform” losses were the ...

Is Kamala Harris soft on crime? - The Hill

Harris served nearly 15 years as a prosecutor in California, first as a deputy county attorney, then as San Francisco district attorney, and ...

Back on Track – Los Angeles 1 - California Department of Justice

Over the past few decades, the United States has experienced an enormous increase in the number of persons incarcerated in county jail and state prison.

Sentencing panel targets mandatory minimums and geriatric parole

A new report recommends four reforms to make sentencing fairer and reduce racial disparities behind bars in New Jersey.

What Will Jerry Brown's Departure Mean for Criminal Justice in ...

When Gov. Jerry Brown was sworn in seven years ago, he inherited a prison system that by most accounts was at a breaking point.

The Effects of Mass Incarceration on Communities of Color

In poor and disadvantaged communities, there may well be a tipping point at which rigorous crime policies and practices can do more harm than good.

Trump's False and Misleading Claims about Harris' Record on Crime

Trump has tried to paint Vice President Kamala Harris, a former California attorney general and San Francisco district attorney, as being soft on crime.

The history of Harris' 'Tough on crime' statistics - Scripps News

From decades of being know as tough on crime, to billing herself as a progressive prosecutor in 2019, how has Kamala Harris' stance on crime ...

Kamala Harris and the Return of 'Tough on Crime'

Harris meant it. She meant, the book's marketing copy proclaimed, “making the criminal justice system truly — not just rhetorically — tough.” By ...

After Reforming Criminal Justice, Alaska Has Second Thoughts

They reduce some nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors, offer new alternatives to harsh sentencing and offer more rehabilitation and job training to ...

Voters pass CA Prop 36, the retail, drug crime measure

The yes vote on the retail theft & drug crime ballot proposition is another example of complex criminal punishment views.

Criminal Justice Reform: Trump's Indifference vs. Harris's Mixed ...

Republicans briefly took a less punitive approach to the issue—but will now demonize Harris for considering doing the same.

Glossary of Terms - United States Sentencing Commission

A defendant sentenced as an Armed Career Criminal faces a mandatory minimum prison term of 180 months. Attempt. An effort to commit a crime without success. An ...

The irony of today's tough-on-crime rhetoric - The Hill

We can have safer neighborhoods while addressing incarceration rates and being smarter with taxpayer dollars.