Bruce Rauner's campaign continues to point the finger at Gov. Pat Quinn for a prison early release program.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate ran ads slamming Quinn for the early release of inmates from state prisons. Some went on to commit violent crimes.
Rauner's running mate Evelyn Sanguinetti said the program was a failure on Quinn's public safety record. Quinn suspended the program within hours of its existence being publicized in 2009. Sanguinetti said Rauner doesn't plan to release specific proposals to cut down on crime; she instead deferred to proposals for an improved economy.
"Well, the main solid plan is jobs, jobs, jobs. Because with a booming economy, I know that a lot of people will not go into a life of crime where there are opportunities to be had in the outside world." --- Evelyn Sanguinetti
Rauner has stuck to a fiscal platform this election cycle, saying social issues aren't part of his game. When pressed, he revealed that he doesn't support a ban on assault weapons.
