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State and local government spending on jails and prisons has risen at more than three times the spending on education in the last two and a half decades. We can do better. We must do better.

More spending on education could result in less spending on prisons.
While I sought harsh punishments for violent offenders as U.S. attorney, not all cases require severe sentences. My hands were tied by mandatory minimum sentences during my time with the Justice Department. Judges and prosecutors should be given flexibility and be empowered to decide the fate of those before them in the justice system.

As both a former federal prosecutor and practicing attorney, I disagree with the attorney general rolling back sentencing reform efforts. Those sentencing reforms reduced the prison population, saving money that could be better utilized to provide education and services to families.

I support continued efforts at sentencing reform and back creating options for alternative sentencing, seeking to rehabilitate those in the justice system instead of sending all of them to prison at a high cost to their families and to taxpayers.

These reforms are vital as Alabama officials contemplate how to address a prison population that is at almost twice its intended capacity, possibly costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars to build more prisons.

Along with sentencing reform, we must reduce sentencing disparities that see a disproportionate number of black and Latino Americans sentenced to prison. People of color make up 67 percent of the prison population, even though they make up only 37 percent of the population of the United States.

I also support modifying the three-strikes law to provide alternatives to lifetime sentences for men and women convicted of non-violent offenses capable of returning to their families and to society as productive citizens.

We must ensure the safety of our citizens while exploring smart justice in order to provide alternatives to expensive lifetime incarceration.

Tilhænger af "større fleksibilitet", dvs mildere straffe, evt. affirmative action i retssystemet.

Whatabout Session og Roy Moore? De er uenige.

"Større fleksibilitet" = "soft on crime"

Roger.

Gør man loven strengere eller mildere ved at fjerne minimumsstraffe?

Det afhænger vel af hvad man gør i stedet for. Men selv hvis man fjerner minimumsstraffe, betyder ikke at man er soft on crime, så længe kriminelle stadigvæk bliver dømt efter lovens forudsætninger.

At han så vil give en 18-årig der havde en pose hash i lommen en bedre mulighed for at komme udenom en fængselsstraffe, USA´s latterlige fængselssystem og alle stigmata der følger med, er for mig ikke indikerende for, at man er "soft" eller "hard on crime".

Manden har beviseligt ikke været "soft on crime" i sin karriere, så uanset hvor meget whataboutery og hvor mange stråmænd du har lyst til at kaste efter debatten, så ændrer det ikke rigtigt på det fjollede i Drumpfen og Kellyann´s påstande.

Sådan er diskursen nu engang inden for amerikansk retspolitik, soft = mildere straffe, tough = strengere.

Og enhver der har været anklager har været med til at sætte folk i spjældet.

Forøvrigt er det lidt sværet at drage sammenligninger af nogen art -herunder mellem kandidater- uden at "whataboute".

Sådan er diskursen nu engang inden for amerikansk retspolitik, soft = mildere straffe, tough = strengere.

Og det er du så tilsyneladende enig i.

Og enhver der har været anklager har været med til at sætte folk i spjældet.

Kors, virkelig? Men nu er der immervæk en forskel på, at "sætte folk i fængsel" og at anklage og fængsle KKK-medlemmer i Alabama.

Det er altså rutine, navnlig for en liberal anklager, men selv for en højrefløjshøg som Sessions.

Forøvrigt er det lidt sværet at drage sammenligninger af nogen art -herunder mellem kandidater- uden at "whataboute".

Fordi det bør ikke handle om alt muligt andre, ligegyldige kandidater. Det handler om Doug Jones og hans meritter - ikke om hvad alt mulige andre har gjort i alt mulige andre sager. Det er ligegyldigt. Doug Jones meritter står fint alene, hvorfor det stadigvæk er fjollet at postulere, han er "soft on crime".