{"id":1956855,"date":"2023-06-25T22:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T02:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-its-time-to-take-a-step-back-from-trumps-first-step-act-amid-crime-surges\/"},"modified":"2023-06-25T22:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T02:07:40","slug":"mike-pence-its-time-to-take-a-step-back-from-trumps-first-step-act-amid-crime-surges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-its-time-to-take-a-step-back-from-trumps-first-step-act-amid-crime-surges\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence: Pause First Step Act as crime surges."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-pence-its-time-to-take-a-step-back-from-trumps-first-step-act-amid-crime-surges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1956855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Vice President Mike Pence Expresses Skepticism About Criminal Justice Reform<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Contrasting himself with his ex-running mate, former Vice President Mike Pence is now expressing skepticism about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-its-time-to-take-a-step-back-from-trumps-first-step-act-amid-crime-surges\/\" title=\"Pence: Pause First Step Act as crime surges.\">landmark criminal justice reform measure passed<\/a> during the Trump-Pence administration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <strong>First Step Act<\/strong> enjoyed the support of former President Donald Trump, as well as reality television star Kim Kardashian. The measure&#8217;s journey through the government and ultimate signing were heavily publicized by the previous administration, with Trump himself touting the law as one of his greatest accomplishments.<\/p>\n<h3>Fourth of July Airfare Down by 27% from Last Year<\/h3>\n<p>In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Pence said, &#8220;I think the time has come for us to take a step back from the First Step Act,&#8221; citing &#8220;the crime wave besetting many of our major cities around the country&#8221; in his reasoning.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t mean he doesn&#8217;t support some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/max-rose-says-he-wants-tougher-bail-laws-cops-havent-forgotten-his-pro-criminal-past\/\" title=\"Max Rose Says He Wants Tougher Bail Laws. Cops Haven\u2019t Forgotten His Pro-Criminal Past\">criminal justice reform measures<\/a>, however.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I was governor of Indiana, we enacted criminal justice reform, but we combined measures to introduce faith-based programs to break the cycle of recidivism with tougher penalties on serious crime,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Congress would do well\u2014and the next Republican president would do well\u2014to take a step back from the First Step Act, to see how we can toughen penalties on people that are victimizing our families and perpetrating violent crimes, while still promoting programs that encourage people to live honest lives going forward,&#8221; Pence added.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Republican is not the only 2024 candidate sharing doubts about Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-residents-launch-recall-effort-against-district-attorney\/\" title=\"Los Angeles County residents launch recall effort against district attorney\">criminal justice reforms<\/a>. Soon after announcing his own campaign, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) attacked the law in an interview, calling it &#8220;a jailbreak bill.&#8221; &#8220;It has allowed dangerous people out of prison who have now re-offended, and really, really hurt a number of people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis further announced his intention to seek the measure&#8217;s repeal as president.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign did not provide comment when contacted by the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Council on Criminal Justice&#8217;s <em>Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in U.S. Cities: Year-End 2022 Update<\/em>, the year saw encouraging trends with declines in various types of crime. The report does note that, prior to the pandemic, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-experts-fear-summer-of-2021-could-be-more-violent-than-record-setting-2020-st-louis-leading-the-way\/\" title=\"Crime Experts \u2018Fear\u2019 Summer Of 2021 Could Be More Violent Than Record-Setting 2020, St. Louis Leading The Way\">national homicide rate<\/a> is still &#8220;34% higher than in 2019.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the promising trends, the report&#8217;s authors wrote that &#8220;high rates of violent crime require immediate action from law enforcement and policymakers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Pence explained, &#8220;the bottom line is that Joe Biden and the Democratic Left want to defund the police. And as President of the United States, I will always stand, without apology, for the men and women on the thin blue line.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contrasting his ex-running mate, Mike Pence now doubts the significant criminal justice reform passed during their administration. The First Step Act had backing from Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian. 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