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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 3, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Michigan prosecutor looks to release 90 convicted murderers serving life sentences.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 14, 2020 a blog post:
Says Patrick Mahomes said, “I believe George Zimmerman is innocent.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 6, 2020
Jill Karofsky
Jill Karofsky
stated on November 19, 2019 a public forum:
"The Department of Corrections budget in Wisconsin is more than the Department of Education budget."
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • January 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 12, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says J. David Cox, "the boss" of the jail guards "who were supposed to keep" suspected sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein alive, is also "friends with Bill and Hillary Clinton."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen
stated on November 20, 2019 an interview with St. Louis Public Radio:
"It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%"
Half-True
By Libby Stanford • December 31, 2019
New York City Police Benevolent Association
New York City Police Benevolent Association
stated on December 2, 2019 a Tweet:
"Defendants charged with producing, directing or promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child will be arraigned & set free." 
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 22, 2019
Barry Loudermilk
Barry Loudermilk
stated on December 18, 2019 remarks on the House floor:
"When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. During that sham trial, Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president in this process."
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 19, 2019
Chris Salcedo
Chris Salcedo
stated on December 5, 2019 a radio interview:
Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages.
False
By Taylor Goldenstein • December 17, 2019
Rob Hutton
Rob Hutton
stated on December 4, 2019 a radio interview:
 A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence."   
True
By D.L. Davis • December 13, 2019
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 10, 2019 a TV interview:
On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • December 6, 2019
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on November 17, 2019 a speech:
"No other city in America did what (New York) did. We reduced murders by 50%, reduced police shootings to historic lows, reduced the number of people incarcerated by nearly 40%."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 20, 2019 a Facebook post:
"The Ukrainian government just indicted the Burisma gas company & named Hunter Biden for accepting millions of dollars from a slush fund."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 22, 2019
Jack Salzwedel
Jack Salzwedel
stated on October 8, 2019 a public forum:
"There’s more African American males in the penal system right now than there were (enslaved) at the height of slavery." 
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • November 1, 2019
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on August 22, 2019 an interview:
"50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification."
Pants on Fire!
By Madlin Mekelburg • October 4, 2019
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on September 29, 2019 a tweet:
"Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 3, 2019
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on July 26, 2019 a tweet:
"More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." 
True
By D.L. Davis • October 1, 2019
Gina Hinojosa
Gina Hinojosa
stated on September 4, 2019 a press conference:
"You can have an active warrant for your arrest for murder and legally pass a background check system in the state of Texas" to purchase a gun.
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 20, 2019
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on August 12, 2019 her campaign announcement:
Says her office "uncover(ed) $350 million in waste and fraud; it led to 40 criminal charges against both Republicans and Democrats."
Mostly True
By Madison Czopek • September 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 22, 2019 a campaign speech:
 "Some 200,000 people are in jail for the crime of being poor and not being able to afford bail."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • August 29, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 26, 2019 an Instagram post:
 "Last year, South Carolina spent $21,756 per prison inmate and $11,552 per student."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • August 27, 2019
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