Issue Position: Criminal Justice Reform

Issue Position

Curb excessive use of force, by police and private individuals: revise laws on when police, as well as private individuals (i.e., Stand Your Ground law), may use deadly force, to incentivize de-escalation.

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Reduce prison population: tie public funding of prison industry/prosecutors to achieving actual reduction of crime and incarceration (as opposed to tying funding to numbers of convictions/incarcerations).

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Impose alternative sanctions for lower-level crimes (not limited to low-level drug possession): require consideration of alternatives to prison, such as probation, monitoring, treatment, and community service, for crimes such as drug possession, minor fraud, and minor theft. For certain major crimes, reduce mandatory minimum sentences for certain major crimes.[7]

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