We spend 57% of our general fund spent on criminal justice. The ACLU of Indiana blueprint for Smart Justice is a plan to lower incarceration rates and costs.
More than half of our county general fund is spent on criminal justice. I support evidence based criminal justice solutions that protect our community from violent offenders and minimize incarceration. Prevention, rehabilitation and treatment programs target problems that lead to arrest and prosecution. Let's help people get well, not lock them in a cell.
Information Sources
ACLU of Indiana - Smart Justice Blueprint
Prison Policy Initiative - https://www.prisonpolicy.org/
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/jailexpansion.html