“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
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
“The concept and terminology of "mugging" as opposed to, say, "robbery" was created as part of the panic, even though there was… — Alec Karakatsanis 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 Kochs presented themselves as champions of criminal justice reform, but while they were active in ALEC, it was instrumental in pushing… — Jane Mayer 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
“in part to the Mothers’example, I ended up speaking frequently and forcefully throughout the campaign about gun violence, racial justice, police reform,… — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
“If you're an amateur, professional, or aspiring journalist in any city in the U.S., a good story for you would be to… — Alec Karakatsanis Copy Share Image
“Despite claims that these radical policy changes were driven by fiscal conservatism...the reality is that government was not reducing the amount of… — Michelle Alexander 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
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
The legalization of drugs, a proliferation of a public health approach to drug use and drug addition, a compassionate mental health system.… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
For those who say that the war on drugs and the system of mass incarceration really isn't about race, I say there… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Once you're labeled a felon, the old forms of discrimination - employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denial… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Mass incarceration is a policy that's kind of built up over the last four decades and it's destroyed families and communities, and… — John Legend Copy Share Image
