One of the most sensitive expressions of hope, capacity for change and potential vehicles for institutional health that I have read in… — Scott Harshbarger Copy Share Image
“One would hope that if the world woke up to such a reality, it would swiftly acknowledge and respond to the disaster—but… — Gary A. Haugen Copy Share Image
“The supreme magistrate was not distinguished from the rest by superior habitation or revenue. On the other hand, the duties awarded to… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton Copy Share Image
“They are rightfully tired of turning on the television and seeing videos of unarmed blacks being shot and killed by police officers.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
There is two types of Larceny, Petty and Grand. They are supposed to be the same in the eyes of the law,… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
“The U.S. Supreme Court has called free will a “universal and persistent” foundation for our system of law, distinct from “a deterministic… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“The real point here, however, is not that innocent people are locked up. That has been true since penitentiaries first opened in… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“As law enforcement budgets exploded, so did prison and jail populations. In 1991, the Sentencing Project reported that the number of people… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
After spending time with police officers on ride-alongs, meeting with politicians on the state and federal level and grass roots organizations fighting… — Malcolm Jenkins Copy Share Image
In our system, criminal justice isn't the quest for revenge. It's the quest for truth, evidence and facts, and the use of… — Daniel Cameron Copy Share Image
I would hate for people to think that 'Strong Island' is just about a family's grief. It is about a family's grief,… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
When two of every three people emerging from jail are rearrested and return to prison, it is clear our criminal justice system… — Josh Shapiro Copy Share Image
Goldman Sachs was one of those companies whose illegal activity helped destroy our economy and ruin the lives of millions of Americans.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Well, the terrible thing right now, and I don't know the statistics, but there's a growing concern in some communities about how… — Anna Deavere Smith Copy Share Image
“A lengthy term of community service working with addicts on the outside would probably have driven the same truth home and been… — Piper Kerman Copy Share Image
The nature of the criminal justice system has changed. It is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
The criminal justice system was strategically employed to force African Americans back into a system of extreme repression and control, a tactic… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
I co-sponsored the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act to improve access to mental health services for people in the criminal justice… — Roy Blunt Copy Share Image
I have heard that it was the perfection of the administration of criminal justice to take care that the punishment should come… — Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon Copy Share Image
“The language of caste may well seem foreign or unfamiliar to some. Public discussions about racial caste in America are relatively rare.… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
The function of the prosecutor under the federal Constitution is not to tack as many skins of victims as possible against the… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
“Racial violence has been rationalized, legitimated, and channeled through our criminal justice system; it is expressed as police brutality, solitary confinement, and… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
We have got to do a better job recognizing and correcting the errors in the system that do reflect an institutional bias… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image