This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This section deals with #CriminalJusticeReform It is clear that Dems want clear and comprehensive REFORM and the lie about abolishing police is just that-A Lie!Only one party has a platform for the next four years..read on for #TheTruth 1/16 
Dems are proud that the Obama/Biden Admin commuted the sentences of more than 1,700 ppl serving unjust sentences following thorough review of individual cases/we support continued use of a President’s clemency powers to secure release of those serving unduly long sentences. 2/13
Dems denounce Pres Trump’s inappropriate use of clemency to help his friends & political cronies avoid justice.We support estab an independent clemency board to ensure an appropriate, effective process for using clemency, esp. to address systemic racism & other priorities.3/13
Democrats support ending the use of private prisons and private detention centers, and will take steps to eliminate profiteering from diversion programs, commercial bail, electronic monitoring, prison commissaries, and reentry and treatment programs.4/13 #DemPartyPlatform
#Democrats believe prisoners should have a meaningful opportunity to challenge wrongful convictions and unconstitutional conditions in prisons. 5/13 #DemPartyPlatform #CriminalJusticeReform
Democrats also believe that too many of our jails &prisons subject people to inhumane treatment & will work to end practices like solitary confinement for adults & juveniles, ban use of restraints on pregnant federal inmates, and ban the use of chokeholds and carotid holds. 6/13
Incarcerated people must not be denied access to vital medical care or unnecessarily exposed to disease, as they have been during the COVID-19 pandemic. 7/13 #DemPartyPlatform #CriminalJusticeReform #COVID19
#Democrats will pursue a holistic approach to rehabilitation, increasing support for programs
that provide educational opportunities, including pursuing college degrees, for those in the criminal justice system, both in prison and upon release.8/13 #DemPartyPlatform
that provide educational opportunities, including pursuing college degrees, for those in the criminal justice system, both in prison and upon release.8/13 #DemPartyPlatform
#Democrats believe in redemption. We must deepen our commitment to helping those who have served their time re-enter society, earn a good living, and participate in our democracy as the full citizens they are. 9/13 #DemPartyPlatform #CriminalJusticeReform
#Democrats support the automatic expungement of certain criminal records for those that have been fully acquitted, wrongfully convicted, or pardoned by the executive. 10/13
#DemPartyPlatform #CriminalJusticeReform
#DemPartyPlatform #CriminalJusticeReform
#Democrats will aim to ensure access to transitional housing for returning citizens, support expanded access to mental health & substance use treatment, and will stop the practice of reincarcerating people for technical violations of probation or parole. 11/13 #DemPartyPlatform
#Democrats support federal and state efforts to “ban the box” and will make it easier for returning citizens to access work opportunities through the Job Corps. 12/13 #DemPartyPlatform #CriminalJusticeReform #BanTheBox
The formerly incarcerated should not be blocked from exercising voting rights/accessing public services, incl Pell Grants & SNAP, available to other free citizens of the U.S.Continuing to punish ppl after they have rejoined the community is both cruel & counterproductive 13/13
