3. What is the first executive action that you would take as President on criminal justice reform? (Please select one)

a. Reform or expand the clemency process.

b. Repeal harsh prosecutorial directives of the Justice Department.

c. End the federal use of private prisons.

d. Establish a criminal justice reform commission.

e. Establish an oversight division for the Bureau of Prisons.

f. Fill vacancies in the United States Sentencing Commission.

g. Other. __________________________

Vice President Joe Biden

b.    Repeal harsh prosecutorial directives of the Justice Department.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

b. Repeal harsh prosecutorial directives of the Justice Department.

As president, I would take all of the above executive actions—each of which is important to reform the system. First among them would be undoing the directive from Trump’s Department of Justice that instructs US Attorneys to seek the harshest possible charges and sentences for offenders—a directive that is directly contrary to my goal of reducing harsh and unnecessary sentences.

Senator Bernie Sanders

c.     End the federal use of private prisons.

Bernie has committed to ending the use of private prisons and detention centers on day one of his administration, including private immigration detention centers. Bernie believes that no one should make a profit off of locking people up. 

Senator Elizabeth Warren 

c . End the federal use of private prisons.