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This is time to put victims first, stand with law enforcement, and take back our streets and neighborhoods.
-Governor Landry
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Restoring Balance to our Criminal Justice System
Louisiana has been plagued by a pandemic of crime for far too long. Violent crime has been a barrier to peace and prosperity, holding our State back. When we restore law and order we create a future for our children and grandchildren to prosper in without fear. We can be a state filled with better opportunities when we have safer cities and neighborhoods to call home.
Protecting victims & LAW ENFORCEMENT
Victims of crimes and their families deserve justice to be served. For more than a decade, lethal injection has become impossible to utilize as drug companies and pharmacies that manufacture the legal drugs have become targets of intense negative media campaigns. Legislation would eliminate these threats and allow our laws to be enacted again.
- To protect the drug manufacturers, and allow sentences to be carried out, this legislation would make all records or information about carrying out a capital punishment sentence confidential and not subject to public disclosure.
- Additionally, this legislation would empower the Department of Corrections to undertake humane, and legal alternative methods of capital punishment.
- The need for this legislation is clear–there are currently 57 inmates awaiting capital punishment, some for as long as 30 years.
Our law enforcement officers risk their lives for us. That risk should not mean risking civil liability and frivolous lawsuits when an officer makes a good faith error or when faced with a meritless accusation.
- Qualified immunity protects officers from frivolous lawsuits.
- This legislation will also help our law enforcement agencies with officer recruitment.
Cracking Down on Crime
Louisiana tops the rankings when it comes to the worst crime statistics–many are being committed by those who should no longer be treated as juveniles. Homicide, carjacking and death from overdoses are shockingly high. Enough is enough!
- This legislation would mean stronger penalties for carjacking, selling fentanyl to youth and illegal use of a weapon.
- Return oversight to the probation and parole process.
- Inmates would be allowed to apply for parole every five years, as opposed to the legal games now played where appeals are filed on an bi-annual basis - clogging our system and forcing victims to re-live their pain far too often.
- Victims must be notified with a 180-day notice before a parole hearing is set.
- Currently, the 2-year prescription for post-conviction relief claims by inmates is not enforced and the system is clogged with inmates trying to game the system.
- This legislation would shield victim’s families from having to repeat their trauma in court over and over again.
- Our juvenile justice system is failing our kids. Proposed legislation will "correct the age" allowing 17 year olds to be charged as adults for violent crimes.
- It will require all juveniles convicted of a violent crime to be incarcerated and rehabilitated within the juvenile justice system for a minimum of three years.
Transparency &Truth in Sentencing
Louisiana criminals serve only a fraction of their original sentence before being released into society–and their victims are seldom warned. Even during the legal and trial process, including sentencing and parole, the victims and the public are often left out and in the dark. That’s got to change.
- Proposed legislation would simplify the sentencing process and create a "truth in sentencing" requirement that removes complicated and arcane formulas specific to each crime and establishes a clear minimum and maximum time served when convicted.
- Proposed legislation will mean offenders must serve 85% of their sentence–no more “participation trophies” for “good time” served.
- 15% reduction in sentence can be earned with true positive conduct and participation in prison vocational and education programs.
- Give victims and the public easy (and no charge) access to information about cases they deserve to know by establishing a statewide, online portal and notification system for legal proceeding tracking in real-time.
New Solutions to our biggest threats
Crime is rampant in the streets of New Orleans and drug addiction is a deadly epidemic across the state. It’s time to put new ideas to work to fix these persistent problems.
- This legislation will create a permanent, well-funded Louisiana State Police troop for New Orleans, Troop NOLA that serves ALL the citizens of NOLA, not just tourist areas.
- It will expand the Drug Court system in Louisiana.
- It has been proven that Drug Courts improve public safety and help offenders stay drug-free.
- Drug Courts reduce prison costs and rehabilitation costs.
- For every dollar spent on Drug Courts, Louisiana saves four dollars.
- Funds from the Opioid Abatement Fund will help fund local Drug Courts.