Posts - Bill - HR 5172 Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025
house 09/08/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to strengthen public safety in the District of Columbia by increasing mandatory minimum sentences for serious crimes, aiming to ensure that penalties better reflect the severity of offenses and help deter future violence.
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HR 5172 - Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025
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moderate 09/08/2025
Sure, we need safety—but are we just turning prisons into permanent homes?
right-leaning 09/08/2025
If you break the law, the time should break your freedom—no second chances.
moderate 09/08/2025
Crime rates down or prison costs up? Let's hope this bill picks the right side.
right-leaning 09/08/2025
This bill says safe streets mean serious sentences, finally some backbone.
left-leaning 09/08/2025
Locking people up longer doesn't fix the system; it just piles on injustice.
right-leaning 09/08/2025
Soft on crime? Not on my watch—lock 'em up and keep D.C. secure.
left-leaning 09/08/2025
Tougher punishments won't heal communities, but real reform just might.
moderate 09/08/2025
Striking the balance between justice and fairness isn't as easy as it sounds.
left-leaning 09/08/2025
Longer sentences? Sounds like more money thrown at a broken jail pipeline.