Brad Henry on Crime Democratic OK Governor

Supports the death penalty

Indicate which principles you support to address crime.
• Support the use of the death penalty in Oklahoma.
• Increase state resources for reducing the use of methamphetamine in Oklahoma.
• Require that crimes based on gender, sexual orientation or disability be prosecuted as hate crimes.
• Ban the use of racial profiling by law enforcement officers.
• Increase state funding for additional security of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks.

End parole for repeat violent offenders

Indicate which principles you support to address crime.
• Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
• Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills.
• End parole for repeat violent offenders.
• Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
• Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.