I think it's critically important that the people who have been most harmed by mass incarceration, by mass deportation, by neoliberalism, by… — 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
“by the year 2000, the lifetime risk of incarceration for black high school dropouts was ten times higher than it was for… — James Forman Jr Copy Share Image
We loathe mass incarceration. We loathe police brutality. But most of us have absolutely no idea how to address the critical flaws… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
Mass incarceration has become normalized in the United States. Poor folks of color are shuttled from decrepit, underfunded schools to brand new,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
We've been addicted to incarceration as a primary response for decades, whether or not it's a good use of resources, whether or… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
“Today, it is predicted that nationwide one in three black males and one in six Hispanic males will be incarcerated in their… — Dominique DuBois Gilliard Copy Share Image
The war on drugs has been the engine of mass incarceration. Drug convictions alone constituted about two-thirds of the increase in the… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
I think the biggest problem in our country is mass incarceration and the prison-industrial complex. From the Rockefeller drug laws to stand… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
When we really began executions rather than lynchings, black folks were 22% of our population in 1950, for instance, but they were… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
I think it's critically important for people to understand that this system of mass incarceration governs not just those who find themselves… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Deputy sheriffs had always held the power in the jails. They controlled the culture of the place. if they didn't like you… — Sunny Schwartz Copy Share Image
Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control — in prison or jail, on probation or parole — than were enslaved in… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
We recriminalized black life. Incarceration rates since the 1908s have gone through the roof, overwhelmingly black males, women and Hispanics to some… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Middle-class white children, children of privilege, are afforded the opportunity to make a lot of mistakes and still go on to college,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
The Bureau of Justice reports that one in three black male babies born this century will go to jail or prison -… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
All of this in [Donald] Trump now has become so overt that it's difficult when we talk about repression not to talk… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Incarceration rates, especially black incarceration rates, have soared regardless of whether crime is going up or down in any given community or… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
After the end of slavery, African-American men were arrested in mass, and they were arrested for extremely minor crimes like loitering, standing… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“What more proof do you need to illustrate how America is the land of the free than the fact that the US… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
If incarceration had come to define the lives of men from impoverished black neighborhoods, eviction was shaping the lives of women. Poor… — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
“More African American adults are under correctional control today – in prison or jail, on probation or parole – than were enslaved… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Mass incarceration is the result of small, distinct steps, each of whose significance becomes more apparent over time, and only when considered… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
We must build a movement for education, not incarceration. A movement for jobs, not jails. A movement that will end all forms… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“In the early years of the 20th century, Mississippi Governor James K. Vardaman used to amuse himself by releasing black convicts into… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Black people are dying in this country because we have a criminal justice system which is out of control, a system in… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
African-American men are more likely to be killed in police incidents, stopped and searched, and sentenced to longer prison terms than white… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
It's important for us to fight for certain changes that need to happen. And one of those issues that I really care… — John Legend Copy Share Image
The fact that more than 50 percent of Americans have an immediate family member either currently or formerly incarcerated tells you a… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
One study conducted in Washington, D.C. indicated that 3 out of 4 black men, and nearly all those living in the poorest… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Our criminal justice system has swallowed up too many people I love. I am proud to join the ACLU in the fight… — Michael K. Williams Copy Share Image
America should be leading the world in green and clean solutions, and human rights. We shouldn't be leading the world in wars… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
“The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world. I don’t want to release the prisoners—I want to lease them. If… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I believe this system of mass incarceration would have Dr. King turning in his grave. There's no doubt in my mind that… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Mass incarceration—not attacks on affirmative action or lax civil rights enforcement—is the most damaging manifestation of the backlash against the Civil Rights… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
When you have kids that have no jobs and are not in school, too often they get themselves into trouble. So what… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
For those interested in learning more about corporations and private individuals profiting from the caging of human beings, I highly recommend the… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Think of the question of mass incarceration. Think of the coding that the Republican Party has used for years, whether they're talking… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
It's just a fact that if you're a young African-American man and you do the same thing as a young white man,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
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