Able Quote by Alex Padilla

Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need…

— J. B. Pritzker

I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education…

— Anonymous

What makes a lot of sense is that, while people are incarcerated, give them the tools they need to be able to have a…

— Valerie Jarrett

Restoring a person's ability to achieve success when they leave the prison walls promotes public safety, builds our economy and, most importantly, is the…

— Sally Yates

What are we going to do to make sure people get the skills they need if they are incarcerated so that when they are…

— Valerie Jarrett

“A lengthy term of community service working with addicts on the outside would probably have driven the same truth home and been a hell…

— Piper Kerman

“Of course, we also need to hear the voices of those who have been incarcerated and their families. We need to strive to punish…

— Historica Press

We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three…

— Janet Reno

And as long as we believe what we believe - until that is questioned - there's no progress as a human race. Again, we…

— Byron Katie

In the very progress of society, the prison has in the very nature of things undergone some improvement, but there are vast stretches yet…

— Eugene V. Debs

Redemption is possible, and it is the measure of a civilized society.

— Greg Boyle

I went back to work right away [after prison]. I was very lucky — a friend of mine created a job for me at…

— Piper Kerman