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Sen. Brian King links prison overcrowding to rising crime; proposes public safety fund from gaming and marijuana proceeds
Summary
Senator Brian King argued the state’s correction and public safety challenges reflect policy choices and budget priorities; he proposed a constitutional amendment and companion legislation to create a public safety fund to hire officers and support probation and parole.
State Senator Brian King outlined a multi‑year view of the state’s crime, corrections and budget trends and said previous policy changes aimed at reducing corrections costs coincided with rising violent crime and prison overcrowding.
King traced policy shifts beginning in 2011 and later reform efforts, arguing that some enacted changes coincided with a growth in the prison population. He…
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