Andrew Yang on Crime Democratic Presidential Challenger & Tech CEO

Appoint Police Commissioner with resume beyond NYPD

A majority of NYPD officers live outside NYC. NYPD officers are exempted from residency requirements. A Yang administration will seek state approval to repeal this carveout so that all new officers are required to live in New York City. If we are committed to the ideals of neighborhood policing, we should have our police live in our neighborhoods. They should be a part of the civic fabric and understand the communities they protect and serve.

Overhaul oversight of the NYPD

Repeal 1994 crime bill, decriminalize truancy

Makes more sense to pay people to keep out of jail

Felons should be allowed after release from prison

FOUR CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Cory Booker; Peter Buttigieg; John Hickenlooper; Elizabeth Warren.

TWO CANDIDATES say felons should be allowed to vote WHILE incarcerated: Beto O`Rourke; Bernard Sanders.

A number of Democratic presidential candidates have adopted a more cautious approach, saying that voting rights should be restored after prison.

Andrew Yang has also voiced support for letting felons vote after prison, saying on his website that by "restoring full voting rights to ex-felons who have completed the entirety of their sentence, we'll increase their engagement with society."

Reform or reduce cash bail

TWO CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Kamala Harris; Amy Klobuchar.

Sen. Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang have called for reforms to the cash bail system (Harris co-sponsored a bail reform bill in 2017) but have stopped short of backing a ban on the practice.

NINE CANDIDATES say "End it": Joseph Biden, Jr.; Cory Booker; Peter Buttigieg; John Delaney; Tulsi Gabbard; Kirsten Gillibrand; Beto O`Rourke; Bernard Sanders; Elizabeth Warren.

Eliminate private prisons

NINE CANDIDATES HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS: Cory Booker; Peter Buttigieg; Julian Castro; John Delaney; Tulsi Gabbard; Kamala Harris; Bernard Sanders; Elizabeth Warren; Marianne Williamson.

Many Democrats have called for ending or not renewing the federal government's contracts with private prison companies. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has released a detailed proposal on her plan to abolish private prisons.

Death penalty has led to tragic errors

A: "We've made tragic errors in our past and likely will continue to do so."

Replace mass incarceration with social programs

Problems to be solved:
• Mass incarceration is one of the biggest civil rights issues of our times, and it needs to be addressed so that all have a fair shot a life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

As President, I will...
• Work to end the use of private prison facilities for federal inmates.
• Shift drug policy away from punishment and towards treatment.
• Invest money to fund innovative prison programs that decrease recidivism and increase reintegration.
• Invest money to support businesses that hire felons who have served their prison term.
• Push to reconsider harsh felony laws that prevent those who have served their prison term from reintegrating into society.
• Identify non-violent drug offenders for probation and potential early release.
• Implement Universal Basic Income which will dramatically decrease incentives for criminality and improve the functioning of individuals and communities.

Body cameras for every police officer

As President, I will...
• Authorize federal funding to pay for a body camera for every officer in every police department in the country.
• Have the DOJ compile accurate composite measurements, including from private sources, of police-related incidents and deaths to establish baseline rates.
• Provide federal funding for training of local police officers in the latest techniques.
• Encourage community-based policing and reward departments for a combination of low complaints and continued efficacy.
• Re-establish the ban on distributing surplus unnecessary military-level artillery gear to police departments.
• Invest in new non-lethal weaponry that can be used to de-escalate conflicts at range and handprint signature guns so that weapons can only be used by their officers (`he reached for my gun' will no longer apply).

Police unfairly target minorities