What is the correct definition of criminal laws?

A. Laws that regulate how prisons are run.

B. Laws that seek to protect public safety.

C. Laws that are established by agencies of the executive branch.

D. Laws that's do not concern society at large.

The Republicans nod to reforms, then take a sharp right turn ... There is a declaration that "states that want to decriminalize marijuana should be able to do so ... but it also includes plenty of traditional invocations of law and order ... crimes, meaning prisons might not be the best investment in public safety. so my answer would be option B

It is B.