MYTH: Opponents allege that Steve Poizner wants to allow violent offenders to run rampant on our streets.

FACT: Steve Poizner has a proven record of being tough on crime and opposes the early release of dangerous criminals to solve our budget problems. As Insurance Commissioner, Poizner has cracked down on insurance fraud and overseen the arrest and prosecution of more con-artists and crooks than any other California Insurance Commissioner in any two year span. Since he first ran for the State Assembly in 2004, Steve Poizner has learned more about the serious problems facing California’s prisons, and believes that short-term fixes like the early release of inmates from state prisons cannot fundamentally solve our state’s corrections crisis. Read The Facts »