Sounds like a little of both. Daily Wire put her comment into context.
Link. She did use the term "prison abolition" (which was foolish), but she explained that her goal would be to make the prison system "dramatically smaller," not nonexistent.
She (like many libertarians) basically buys into the myth that prisons are bursting at the seams with people from Snoop Dogg concerts caught with a little weed. She also refers to "jailing people for their poverty." I'm not sure if she is referring to jailing people for unpaid tickets (a point which could have some merit) or jailing them for any money related offense like theft or burglary (a point which would be titanically stupid).
I'd probably disagree with 95 percent of her criminal justice agenda, but there is truth to this point. "Our prison & jail system is so large bc we use them as de facto mental hospitals, homeless shelters, & detox centers instead of *actually* investing in… mental health, housing, edu, & rehab. If we invested meaningfully, what do you think would happen to crime?"
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