The criminal justice system is accurately symbolized by a large sculpture that sits at the foot of the United States attorney's building:… — Jonathan Larson Copy Share Image
The irony of it - that we are one of the wealthiest nations in the world, yet there is such a gap… — Ashley Biden Copy Share Image
Our criminal justice system is failing all of us. It is not keeping us safe. It is contributing to a vicious cycle… — Chesa Boudin Copy Share Image
As the chief law enforcement officer of Pennsylvania, I refuse to accept a criminal justice system that fails two-thirds of the time. — Josh Shapiro Copy Share Image
We need first of all the reform of our justice system. We need reform of the education system, because of quality of… — Iveta Radicova Copy Share Image
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights supports youth reentry projects because my father cared deeply about children and young people involved in the… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
Too many people are suffering from severe behavioral health and substance use issues on our streets, which puts a strain on our… — London Breed Copy Share Image
The Indian criminal justice system was a market like garbage, Abdul now understood. Innocence and guilt could be bought and sold like… — Katherine Boo Copy Share Image
“The Damned Axe by Stewart Stafford The axe decapitates a head, Society's ills get quickly shed, Can we trust what we don't… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“Are you the government?" He seemed surprised by the question. "Does the government fight evil?" I thought about it. For some reason,… — Matt Ruff Copy Share Image
“Antiblack violencein Chicago was common since at least the 189-s, when blacks were brought in as strikebreakers. The violence grew with the… — Cameron McWhirter Copy Share Image
“I believe that there are four institutions in American history that have shaped our approach to race and justice but remain poorly… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
“One in three young African American men is currently under the control of the criminal justice system—in prison, in jail, on probation,… — michelle alexander Copy Share Image
“It is not a single crime when a child is photographed while sexually assaulted (raped.) It is a life time crime that… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
Well, did he do it?" She always asked the irrelevant question. It didn't matter in terms of the strategy of the case… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
“Saying mass incarceration is an abysmal failure makes sense, though, only if one assumes that the criminal justice system is designed to… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“He told me that if I hung up, he'd do it. He would commit suicide. He told me that if I called… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it… — Robert Shapiro Copy Share Image
I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
Given the inefficiencies of what D.C. laughingly calls the 'criminal justice system,' I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The core civil liberty that underpins our American criminal justice system is the presumption of innocence. Every person enjoys this presumption long… — William Barr Copy Share Image
“Then let’s get to work. Sarin…shit! We must stop these guys…again.” The men nodded, stone-faced. Was it really déjà vu all over… — Mark M. Bello Copy Share Image
Both my strong faith in the Lord - and a heartfelt concern for basic human rights - gives me a sense of… — Kay Ivey Copy Share Image
I think the clearest manifestation for anyone who doubts that racism and classism exist in America, all one need do is take… — Tim McDonald 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
People who face discrimination due to the color of their skin, are often obstructed by institutional barriers across our society - from… — Wayne Messam Copy Share Image
I feel that I'll be buried in Ireland and don't think I'll ever live in the U.S. I'm not comfortable with many… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“the difficulties that ravaged the lives of many young African American men of Powell’s ilk: drug and alcohol abuse (or, in his… — Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr Copy Share Image
To say that the U.K. could have no part to play in improving a justice system different to our own, but which… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
It was always this idea in our household about looking out for the little person and people who are being trampled by… — Simone Missick Copy Share Image
We need to keep making our streets safer and our criminal justice system fairer - our homeland more secure, our world more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
Whether or not we can save Lake Michigan, whether or not we can avoid a breakdown in our criminal justice system are… — Bill Scott Copy Share Image
Significant cuts to funding for the police, for the Crown Prosecution Service, for probation etc, have put the long-term viability of our… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
We have this long history of racism in this country, and as it happens, the criminal justice system has been perhaps the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I got interested in the justice system. If I was, I'd probably be a defense lawyer. I was headed that way, but… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
I represented many of these kids as they become young adults in the criminal justice system when I was a public defender.… — Matt Gonzalez Copy Share Image
We owe our children an environment in which they can flourish, and where law enforcement, the justice system, and society as offers… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
What Canada has to do is to have a government connected to the priorities of the people of which it is elected… — Peter MacKay Copy Share Image
I hope that a move toward clemency with Judge Afiuni would be a step towards the importance of maintaining a properly functioning… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
