Decision Quote by Brianna Wu

“we are in danger of becoming a society in which prosecutors alone become judges, juries and executioners because the threat of high sentences makes…

— Harvey Silverglate

Prosecutorial misconduct is one of the most detrimental problems in our criminal justice system, because prosecutors are essentially the most powerful actors in our…

— Maya Moore

I'm very tough on crimes where there are victims who have been physically harmed. In such cases, I do not believe in leniency.

— Tom Price

Prosecutors frequently overcharge, load up charges on individual defendants, knowing that three strikes laws and harsh mandatory minimum sentences will force people to plea…

— Michelle Alexander

At the risk of sounding really corny now, I'm a career prosecutor. I've been doing this for a very long time. And I believe…

— Sally Yates

“Defenders of the prosecution seem to think that anyone charged with a felony must somehow deserve punishment. That idea can only be sustained without…

— Tim Wu

“Defendants are typically denied meaningful legal representation, pressured by the threat of lengthy sentences into a plea bargain, and then placed under formal control—in…

— Michelle Alexander

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

Circumstances of crimes vary. So do motives. And so do prospects for rehabilitation. The number of imponderables makes it impossible to sentence by formula…

— Robert Kennedy

“In times of trouble leniency becomes crime.”

— Azhar

Conviction is a good motive, but a bad judge.

— Albert Einstein

And how shall you punish those whose remorse is already greater than their misdeeds?

— Anonymous