Ron DeSantis’ Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

Voting recordYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police

Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

Voting recordYes

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Donor influenceYes

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

Voting recordNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

Ron DeSantis voterbaseNo, it is necessary for violent criminals who are a danger to themselves and other inmates

Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences

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

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Ron DeSantis voterbaseYes

Crime › Collective Bargaining

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

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Ron DeSantis voterbaseNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

Ron DeSantis voterbaseNo

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Public statementsNo

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