For too long, the victims of crime have been the forgotten persons of our criminal justice system. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“ There is no client as scary as an innocent man. " J. Michael Haller, Criminal Defense Attorney, Los Angeles, 1962.” — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
Some people do good to undo the crimes they have done and some do crimes to do good because in the end… — Amit Abraham Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court has made it nearly impossible to prove race discrimination in the criminal justice system. — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
The modern military justice system is by design a body incapable of blind justice. — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
I grossly underestimated the gravitational pull of America's justice system toward white supremacy. — Shaun King Copy Share Image
I've had family members entangled with the criminal justice system. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
“The justice system can't be totally free of lies and distortion; after all, courts are chock-full of lawyers.” — Charles Seife Copy Share Image
People are swept into the criminal justice system - particularly in poor communities of color - at very early ages... typically for… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
The U.S. doesn't recognize the laws of Cuba. They can kidnap anybody and bring them back to the States to face the… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
America's criminal justice system isn't known for rehabilitation. I'm not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
“I’ll take what’s behind door number three did not work too well in the modern justice system, which was all system and… — Kenneth Eade Copy Share Image
Courts in America seem to be so political, and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I was very excited about the idea that I could be an idealist, that I could be my age, the eager beaver… — Elisabeth Rohm Copy Share Image
What we were most hoping to achieve with Shots Fired: empathy for all of the characters and conversations about our criminal justice… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
“People with low self-confidence and self-esteem often feel nervous about antagonizing others and tend to rate others’ needs more highly than their… — Oscar Auliq-Ice Copy Share Image
One of the ongoing crises in America is institutional racism. We have a very broken criminal justice system. We live in a… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
As a freshman at Stanford University - a young black man - when O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder, it was a… — Sterling K. Brown Copy Share Image
The education justice movement and the prison justice movement have been operating separately in many places as though they're in silos. But… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
In order to ensure our criminal justice system is fair and equitable, my office is conducting an immediate assessment of every prosecution… — George Gascon Copy Share Image
In January 2013, I told the people in the Justice Department after the re-election that I wanted to focus on reforming the… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
If you have a young leader in your home or in your neighborhood. Tell them the story of Troy Davis, and tell… — Merle Rutledge Jr Copy Share Image
Years now, decades, of visiting my parents behind bars taught me hard lessons about how broken the criminal justice system is -… — Chesa Boudin 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
“Everything leads me to believe it,” he replied. “They got their hands on this communist who wasn’t one, while still being one.… — David Talbot Copy Share Image
Given the realities of the U.S. criminal justice system, the prosecution may be unable to salvage this case. But just because that… — Jaclyn Friedman 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
“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 two men sat silent for a little, and then Lord Peter said: "D'you like your job?" The detective considered the question,… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“Walter made me understand why we have to reform a system of criminal justice that continues to treat people better if they… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
“If you're anything like me, You bite your nails, And laugh when you're nervous. You promise people the world, because that's what… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
Given my experience, I believe there are three compelling reasons why the death penalty should be replaced. (1) The criminal justice system… — George Gascon Copy Share Image
I've laid out a platform that I think would begin to remedy some of the problems we have in the criminal justice… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
LIFE'S A BITCH N DA FUCKING JUSTICE SYSTEM SUCKS A BLACK PRESIDENT'S IS DA ONLY THING THEY'VE GIVEN US!! — CJ Copy Share Image
“Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.” — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws. — Ben Whishaw Copy Share Image
“Errors do not cease to be errors simply because they’re ratified into law.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have faith in the justice system, and what will happen will happen. I'm just trying to do the right thing. — Tracey Gold Copy Share Image
Burdensome fees have made it harder for people to exit the criminal justice system. — London Breed Copy Share Image
