"From New Jersey to New Mexico, Democrats are calling for more police officers, tougher bail guidelines for repeat offenders, fewer earlyreleases from jails and prisons, and more patrols in targeted areas. They want more action against crime in America's subway systems, on Native American reservations - and in rural communities, where Black and Latino residents are feeling the brunt of violent crime."
"These Democrats' ideas are alarming some progressives, who in recent years embraced police reforms (including increased spending on police-backed community programs), and who note that crime rates across the nation are at or near historic lows. Progressives also fret that Republicans' plans for a new anti-crime bill could bring echoes of the 1994 bipartisan anti-crime law, signed by President Clinton, that led to a dramatic rise in incarcerated Black men."
Democratic leaders in multiple states are pushing for expanded policing, tougher bail rules for repeat offenders, reduced early releases, and increased targeted patrols. The proposed measures focus on transit systems, Native American reservations, and rural communities where Black and Latino residents face disproportionate violent crime. The shift toward tougher stances has unsettled many progressives who previously supported police reforms and community programs and who cite historically low crime rates. Progressives also express concern that new anti-crime legislation could replicate past laws that resulted in large increases in incarceration of Black men. State and local officials have enacted executive actions and legislative proposals to implement stricter public-safety measures.
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