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Latest Fact-Checks In Criminal Justice

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William Johnson
William Johnson
stated on July 8, 2016 an interview on Fox News
"Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks.
Pants on Fire!
By Adam Thorp • July 12, 2016
Mike Rawlings
Mike Rawlings
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference
In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."
Half-True
By Neelesh Moorthy • July 12, 2016
Charles Ramsey
Charles Ramsey
stated on July 10, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press"
"There are approximately 18,000 (police) departments in the United States."    
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2016
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 19, 2016 a press release in response to a lawsuit
Harris County, Texas has "some of the highest jailing and incarceration rates in the U.S. and the world."  
Mostly True
By Fauzeya Rahman • July 8, 2016
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 6, 2016 a posting on Twitter
Says Attorney General Loretta Lynch "was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2016
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on April 20, 2016 a radio interview
"Right now, our corrections department charges taxpayers between $30,000 and $40,000 a year per person we lock up," she said. "That’s actually cheap when you compare us to the rest of the country."
Half-True
By Alison Dirr • July 8, 2016
ACLU of North Carolina
ACLU of North Carolina
stated on June 29, 2016 a press release
Proposed NC law for body camera footage gives police "broad authority to keep video footage secret – even from individuals who are filmed."
True
By Will Doran • July 1, 2016
Arizona House Democrats
Arizona House Democrats
stated on June 20, 2016 a blog post
Says Gov. Doug Ducey wants to use "taxpayer dollars to increase the salaries of private prison guards."    
Mostly True
By Anthony Cave • June 29, 2016
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on May 10, 2016 House floor remarks
"Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2016 a speech after several primaries concluded
"Crime is rising."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2016 a speech to the National Rifle Association
It "is Hillary Clinton's agenda" to "release the violent criminals from jail. She wants them all released."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • May 26, 2016
George Holding
George Holding
stated on May 19, 2016 a debate on WRAL
Says North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers was the only Republican to vote against "an amendment to prioritize the deportation of sexual criminals who are illegal immigrants."
Half-True
By Will Doran • May 23, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 4, 2016 an interview with NBC News
Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 11, 2016
Catherine Hanaway
Catherine Hanaway
stated on March 17, 2016 a debate
"As a former federal prosecutor, I prosecuted over 4,000 cases."
True
By Tyler Adkisson • April 25, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 26, 2016 a speech
"Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin."  
Mostly True
April 22, 2016
Jerome Buting
Jerome Buting
stated on April 11, 2016 an interview
Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country."  
Mostly True
April 20, 2016
John Pagliarini
John Pagliarini
stated on April 11, 2016 a speech
"You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car."  
Half-True
By Jacqueline Tempera • April 17, 2016
LGBT Progress
LGBT Progress
stated on March 23, 2016 a tweet
North Carolina spent "almost as much as it spends on government rape crisis programs in a year" to convene a special session for HB2.
Mostly False
By Will Doran • April 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 22, 2016 a speech at Stanford University.
When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 30, 2016
Gina Hinojosa
Gina Hinojosa
stated on February 26, 2016 a campaign mailer
"Texas has a higher incarceration rate than Russia or Iran."
Mostly True
By Emma Hinchliffe • March 23, 2016
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