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Ron DeSantis: “They've tried it in other states, they've instituted it in…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at Florida Sheriffs Association Summer Conference

Published | Video Starts at 07:16

But when you talk about law and order, we know what works and we know policies that don't work. If you enact policies that will prematurely release felons back onto the street, you are going to get more crime. They've tried it in other states, they've instituted it in other states. Even people wanted to do it in Florida. They just couldn't get through me. So that didn't happen. But it hasn't worked in any other states. And why would we think that it would? (07:16–07:24)

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Asserts that other states have tried policies of prematurely releasing felons.

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