Chance Quote by Alan K. Simpson

If children who commit crimes are not given the opportunity of a second chance, they may die in prison for acts made before having…

— Alan K. Simpson

We don't live in a world where, if you commit a crime, your life's over. We as a society believe in rehabilitation. We believe…

— Sara Pascoe

People who claim that sentencing a murderer to life without the possibility of parole protects society just as well as the death penalty ignore…

— Thomas Sowell

A life sentence without parole protects public safety while sparing us the barbarity of killing our own. It teaches our children that violence will…

— Mike Farrell

For children, the era of mass incarceration has meant a tremendous amount of family separation, broken homes, poverty, and a far, far greater level…

— Michelle Alexander

Do those serving life sentences deserve access to educational opportunities never having a future beyond bars? The answer is yes and necessitates that in-prison…

— Clint Smith

There are no second chances in life, except to feel remorse.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

“Longer sentences also build incarceration rates and create a chronic condition of social incapacitation for those imprisoned, as they face severe restrictions on their…

— David Cay Johnston

In court, judges tell people that their conviction carries a sentence of years, or probation. The truth is far more terrible. People convicted of…

— James Forman, Jr

How come life in prison doesn't mean life? Until it does, we're not ready to do away with the death penalty. Stop thinking in…

— Jesse Ventura

Children of those who have been incarcerated are five times more likely to go to prison than children of parents who have never been…

— Sam Brownback

Society may protect itself without putting a human to death as it would a wild animal. Since we believe each person has a soul,…

— Richard Viguerie