issue Position: Public Safety

Issue Position

Jim believes we can reduce crime by fully funding local police and fire and giving them the necessary resources to keep our neighborhoods safe, and reducing our over reliance on the prison system by investing in crucial prevention and early intervention programs for at-risk youth.

In four years, the cost of the prison system has risen by 74% percent. And yet, California has the worst recidivism rate in the nation, with over 70% of parolees ending up back in prison within three years. Clearly, our prison system is failing and needs to be reformed. Jim is doing his part by working to ensure that rehabilitation is a substantial part of our criminal justice system. Substance abuse is evident not only in our prisons, but also in our child welfare system, our emergency rooms, and our schools. That is why Jim fought to create the Select Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, whose purpose has been to reexamine, refine and recast the prevalence, prevention, and treatment of substance abuse.

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