Everywhere among the English-speaking race criminal justice was rude, and punishments were barbarous; but the tendency was to do away with special… — Albert Bushnell Hart Copy Share Image
“Robert Sapolsky, professor of neurology at Stanford, makes the extremely strong statement: “It’s boggling that the legal system’s gold standard for an… — Michael S. Gazzaniga Copy Share Image
“But class divisions influence criminal justice debates in black communities in less obvious ways as well: they explain, for example, why black… — James Forman Jr Copy Share Image
It is apparent, if you go back through our history, that the grand juries of the criminal justice system do not value… — William Lacy Clay, Jr Copy Share Image
The criminal justice system is not the right place - or it shouldn't be the place of first resort to provide addiction… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
The criminal justice system - although this applies less to the U.S., where rehabilitation is not seen as a valuable contribution to… — Misha Glenny Copy Share Image
There is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action. — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
There can be racism in a system even if a particular episode of injustice is not a manifestation of that racism. Every… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
The criminal justice system should have the authority to determine the immigration status of all criminals, regardless of race or ethnicity, and… — Susana Martinez Copy Share Image
“Let me ask you three questions,” he said. “And then you’ll see it my way. Question One: What’s the worst thing that… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
I want to be a figure for prison reform. I think that the criminal justice system is rotten. — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
The United States does have the highest rate of incarceration in the world dwarfing the rates of even highly repressive regimes like… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever. — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
“This book makes a simple argument: that American criminal justice isn’t one system with massive racial disparities but two distinct regimes. One… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
“a Democrat is a Republican who’s been through the criminal justice system.” — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
At the federal level, I believe we should address inequality by reforming our criminal justice system and providing restorative justice to communities… — Raphael Warnock Copy Share Image
“Acknowledging that a woman's right to be safe from a gender-based attack was a "civil right," I believed, was critically important in… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Our criminal justice system has swallowed up too many people I love. — Michael K. Williams Copy Share Image
What we're doing in San Francisco and what we're doing with other criminal justice partners across the state and across the country… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
Hopefully folks will look at the good things that I've done over the years, you know, my 10 years in Congress, my… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
“In America, criminal justice policies have become a second line of defense, if you will, against individuals whose development has not been… — David Cay Johnston Copy Share Image
We cannot just say law and order. We have to say - we have to come forward with a plan that is… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I am convinced that, because the criminal justice system is run by humans, it is naturally subject to human error. There is… — Tom Price Copy Share Image
Black and brown communities are significantly and disproportionately impacted by deficiencies in our criminal justice system. — J. B. Pritzker Copy Share Image
