In the days leading up to the election GPPR will be releasing these graphical briefs on the candidates’ various policy positions. The justified text is directly excerpted from a candidate’s website platform with our analysis bulleted beneath each point. We strive to be as objective as possible in our analysis and you can find our research sources below.

Sources:

http://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2016.html

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-26/us-crime-rate-rises-slightly-remains-near-20-year-low

Criminal justice reform

http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Donald_Trump_Crime.htm

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/donald-trump-passes-along-bill-oreillys-race-baiting-about-ethnicity-and/2124957