{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-sen-rand-paul-reveals-results-kentucky-poll-showing-broad-bipartisan-support-criminal-justice/", "Sen. Rand Paul Reveals Results of Kentucky Poll Showing Broad Bipartisan Support for Criminal Justice Reform", "2018-08-31", "2018", "2018-08", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "www.paul.senate.gov", "paul", "https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\n\nAugust 30, 2018\n\nContact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul joined FreedomWorks, Justice Action Network, and White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner to release the results of a new poll showing Kentucky voters\u2019 strong support for criminal justice reforms, including those in the FIRST STEP Act.\n\nIn his remarks, Senator Paul highlighted the extremely positive poll results, and called for a bipartisan push for prison reform and justice reform:\n\n\u201cAs a leading voice for justice reform, I\u2019m pleased by the results of this poll, as they demonstrate something I\u2019ve been saying for years \u2013 this is a bipartisan issue on which I think all of us can come together and make real, impactful change to fix our broken system,\u201d said Sen. Paul. \u201cWith the support of the White House, President Trump, and hopefully my fellow members of Congress, I am optimistic that we can finally make these meaningful reforms a reality and return our focus to rehabilitation, not incarceration.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND: POLL TOP LINES\n\nThe poll was commissioned by the Justice Action Network and conducted by Public Opinion Strategies from August 21 to August 23, 2018, and asked 500 Kentuckians about their opinions on criminal justice reform.\n\n\u00b7 82% of all polled think the country\u2019s criminal justice system needs significant improvements\n\n\u00b7 82% of all polled think a person convicted of non-violent drug offenses should not be sentenced to life in prison (82% GOP)\n\n\u00b7 74% of all polled think Congress should give judges the option to depart from mandatory minimums in certain circumstances (73% GOP)\n\n\u00b7 70% of all polled think the prison and sentencing reform bill should get a vote in the Senate (86% GOP)\n\n\u00b7 89% of all polled think that the main goal of our criminal justice system should be rehabilitating inmates to become productive, law-abiding citizens (87% GOP)\n\nYou can view the poll results HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:04:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-sen-rand-paul-reveals-results-kentucky-poll-showing-broad-bipartisan-support-criminal-justice/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9346948936581612, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}