Christopher Bouchat on Crime

	Christopher Bouchat on Crime

Compassion for rehabilitation, but demand consequences

Bouchat's journey began with trouble. At 16, he was incarcerated for nine months as a juvenile offender. That experience, he says, shaped his understanding of crime, accountability, and rehabilitation. Two decades later, Bouchat was himself the victim of violent crime--he survived an attempted murder in May 1995. These contrasting experiences--both as offender and victim--form the backbone of his tough-on-crime stance: compassion for rehabilitation, but a firm demand for consequences. Source: Maryland Bay News on 2026 Maryland Gubernatorial race , Sep 8, 2025

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