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Raphael Warnock does not support eliminating cash bail for all, but does back ending it for nonviolent offenders. He does not support widespread releases of prison inmates, but backed a law that reduces sentences for certain drug offenses.

The Georgia contest was the only Senate race not decided in the Nov. 8 election. Neither candidate won more than 50% of the vote, so under Georgia law, a Dec. 6 runoff election will be held.with hosts Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and conservative commentator Ben Ferguson.

Asked about crime, Walker cited endorsements he received from Georgia sheriffs and said he would"always back" law enforcement officers. "We’ve got to hold people to responsibility," he said, adding that Warnock"believes in no-cash bail" and"in having open prisons, letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home. And I said I cannot let that happen."Warnock does not support eliminating cash bail for all, but he does back ending it for nonviolent offenders.

Warnock has said he wants to keep the requirement that people charged with serious crimes post cash bail to be released from jail while their cases are pending in court. He supports ending cash bail for nonviolent misdemeanor crimes and municipal violations, such as traffic offenses.from comments Warnock made in 2018 about ending cash bail for"low-level offenses.

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