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Delaware Slashes Prison Population, Emphasizes Community Support

10/9/2025

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Delaware Reduces Incarceration

Delaware reduced its prison population by nearly 30% since 2018 through sentencing reforms and support programs.
Compassionate release laws and probation reforms aim to further reduce incarceration in the state.
Critics say Donald J. Trump’s National Guard deployments to Portland show authoritarianism today.
ACLU of Delaware urges investing in community resources rather than policing.

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Bates Advocates Tougher Policies

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates credits tougher gun-crime policies with a 22% homicide drop.
Bates says lenient approaches by Democratic prosecutors undermine public safety.
In North Carolina, former Governor Roy Cooper faces backlash for early inmate releases as Zarutska's murder heightens cashless-bail scrutiny.
Republican lawmakers push to end cashless bail amid public-safety concerns; polls show Cooper’s Senate lead narrowing.

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Delaware Reduces Incarceration

Delaware reduced its prison population by nearly 30% since 2018 through sentencing reforms and support programs.
Compassionate release laws and probation reforms aim to further reduce incarceration in the state.
Critics say Donald J. Trump’s National Guard deployments to Portland show authoritarianism today.
ACLU of Delaware urges investing in community resources rather than policing.

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