Issue Position : Crime

Issue Position

South Carolina needs to implement laws to stop the revolving door to prison, and while I advocate stiffer penalties for repeat offenders, I also believe we need to offer second chances. I am going to work with a group of Christian inspired legislators to introduce legislation that creates a 2nd chance program that trains released inmates and provides job placement. South Carolina does not have a Witness Protection Program, and as a matter of fact there are only a few states that do. Most States rely on the Federal government to run these programs, but protections are reserved only for those witnesses involved in Federal crimes. What about the residents who witness drug trafficking and other violent acts, classified as State crimes? Law Enforcement cannot do their job without these witnesses, and it should be the responsibility of the State to protect them.

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