Opinion: Here are 20 criminal-justice and civil liberties questions for the 2020 contenders
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner walks by an enlargement of a self-portrait made by a formerly incarcerated artists during Mural Arts Philadelphia's press preview of"Portraits of Justice" on Oct. 3.
3. Former attorney general Jeff Sessions ended the Justice Department practice of investigating individual police departments for systemic abuse and civil rights violations, and suing the departments where investigators found abuse. As president, would you direct the Justice Department to resume these investigations?
7. Both Texas and California have passed what’s been called a “junk science writ.” This is a law that allows people convicted with expert testimony that has since been called into question by the scientific community a way to petition for a new trial, even if they have exhausted their appeals. Would you support a similar law for people convicted in federal court?
11. Several states have now passed laws requiring a criminal conviction before police departments can seize and keep property that they allege is connected to criminal activity. These laws have effectively ended the unpopular practice of civil asset forfeiture in those states, a policy that allows law enforcement to seize property without even charging a crime.
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