Joe Manchin III on Crime

Democratic WV Governor

Accelerated parole system for non-violent offenders

Like most states, West Virginia is facing a dramatically increasing prison population we simply cannot sustain. We are always going to be tough on crime, but we must adopt a different approach or we will have an insurmountable problem.

Tonight I am introducing a bill that will streamline our parole system and use our prisons to keep violent offenders where they belong--locked up. This accelerated parole system has been tested in other states and is one part of an overall plan to free up our prison resources.

This program would only be open to non-violent offenders and those convicted of crimes that do not involve a child. And, we will be working with West Virginia State University for the combined purpose of expanding our work-release program and renovating the former Rehabilitation Center in Institute. We are not being soft on crime--we are being smart on crime.

Source: West Virginia 2010 State of the State Address , Jan 13, 2010

More sexual predator laws; more State police pay

Implemented legislation to curtail the sale of meth lab ingredients
Committed $1 million to crack down on the state's illegal drug trade
Signed legislation protecting West Virginia's children from sexual predators
Proposed and implemented a long deserved pay raise for the State Police

Source: 2008 Gubernatorial campaign website, for re-election , Nov 1, 2008

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