Where Do Candidates Stand on Criminal Justice?

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Kamala Harris"We must continue to change our nation’s approach to marijuana and reform the criminal justice system."

Cornel West"Ending Mass Incarceration and the Prison Industrial Complex is our commitment to breaking the chains that bind millions of our fellow citizens."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr."[P]risons are now the biggest industry in rural areas... I want to develop, instead, a string of... healing farms."

Tim Walz"We need to make sure that our justice system is fair."

J.D. Vance"When you have these massive ethnic enclaves forming in our country, it can sometimes lead to higher crime rates."

MetaculusWhat will the US murder rate be in 2030?

J.D. Vance"[M]assive ethnic enclaves... can lead to higher crime rates."

Donald TrumpCrime “is through the roof” and has taken a “new form” as “migrant crime.”

Kamala Harris“The imperative today is both to go after the worst criminals and also to redirect the future of lower level offenders."Jul 25, 2024

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Kamala Harris"Not all crime is serious and violent crime, but we have a one size fits all approach to all crime and it's failing us."

Donald Trump"We have to give authority back to law enforcement so they can properly protect people."

Jill Stein"A Jill Stein administration will... [e]nd mass incarceration and build a system centered on restorative justice."

Chase Oliver"Our broken criminal justice system needs a significant overhaul. We must dismantle the prison-industrial complex, end the failed War on Drugs, and eliminate qualified immunity for police."

J.D. Vance"I am proud to back the blue and I encourage all of my fellow Americans to do the same."

Donald Trump"Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, destruction and death and if she's allowed to be the President of the United States."

Kamala HarrisThe Harris campaign "is committed to rehabilitation and reentry for people returning to their communities after incarceration."Aug 15, 2024