Gus Hall’s Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

Gus Hall voterbaseYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Gus Hall voterbaseNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police

Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

Gus Hall voterbaseNo, and increase the personal liability for misconduct

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Gus Hall voterbaseYes

Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

Gus Hall voterbaseYes, and we should create more social programs to help prevent and rehabilitate criminals

Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

Gus Hall voterbaseNo

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Gus Hall voterbaseNo

Crime › Collective Bargaining

Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining power for cases involving misconduct?

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Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Gus Hall voterbaseNo, I do not believe in the death penalty

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Gus Hall voterbaseYes

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Gus Hall voterbaseYes, every citizen deserves the right to vote

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