Jay Nixon on Crime Missouri Governor-Elect

Broaden use of death penalty; including drug traffickers

Nixon indicates support of the following principles concerning crime.
• Broaden use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
• Impose capital punishment for convicted international drug traffickers.
• Fund programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
• Increase penalties for the possession of any illegal firearms.
• Prosecute youths accused of a felony as adults.

Impose “truth in sentencing” for violent criminals

Nixon indicates support of the following principles concerning crime.
• Increase spending to build more federal prisons.
• Impose “truth in sentencing” for violent criminals so they serve full sentences with no chance of parole.
• Expand funding for community policing programs.
• Increase funding for local Boys & Girls Clubs and other independent organizations in communities with at-risk youth.
• Impose mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs.