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1. In Louisiana prisons, over 4000 people are sentenced to die in prison, and over 6000 people are currently over 50 years old. In 2024, the legislature eliminated parole and reduction in sentences for good behavior. While the DOC budget is over $1 billion, the Department recently lost lawsuits regarding unconstitutional medical and mental health care. Considering the moral and fiscal implications, how do you feel about the sentencing trends in our state?
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2. What is your opinion on non-unanimous jury convictions and their impact on approximately 1500 incarcerated people who remain incarcerated under a law that was deemed unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court, and repealed by 64% of voters in 2019?
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3. In your view, what are the root causes of crime in Louisiana?
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4. What is your stance on the housing barriers that individuals and families with felony conviction encounter when attempting to find housing, whether formerly incarcerated or sentenced to probation?
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5. What are your proposed strategies to create effective reentry programs, job opportunities, and vocational training for individuals released after incarceration to promote successful rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, and facilitate successful reintegration into society?
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6. How do you envision expanding mental health services and support in our state to ensure that all residents have adequate access to essential mental health care and resources?
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7. What is your stance on teaching about issues such as slavery, racism, and LGBTQ rights in public schools?
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8. Do you believe the current Administration and legislative super-majority are headed in the right or wrong direction? And why?
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9. What key issues in the legislature will you focus on in 2025?
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10. What are your top budget priorities for the Legislature?
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11. There are over 100 different prisons, jails and detention centers in Louisiana. Do you support or oppose the current efforts to construct more?
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12. Loss of wetlands threatens coastal residents, commercial fishing, oil and gas infrastructure, and cuts out the buffer protection during hurricane season. Do you believe our state’s approach to our environment will be sustainable over the next 50 years?
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13. Do you support or oppose the Constitutional Amendment which would empower our Legislature to create undefined “specialty courts” outside of the current judicial court structure, which could also be run by appointed magistrates?
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14. Do you support or oppose the Constitutional Amendment which would empower the Legislature to redefine which criminal charges a district attorney can transfer a child under-17 into the adult system?
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15. Do you support or oppose the proposal to charge youth under-17 as adults for all 60 crimes enumerated as “Crimes of Violence” in R.S. 14(2)(b)?
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