Innocent people Quote by Colin Warner

“There are an estimated 120,000 inmates in federal prisons who are grappling with being trapped behind bars, though they are not guilty of any crime.”

— Colin Warner

There are many innocent people in prison.

— Brian Banks

“I say haven’t we had enough of just tossing our children in jail? Make them do community service, I say!”

— Jacquel Chrissy May

“In 2008, one in a hundred American adults was behind bars. Just what manner of people does our prison policy reveal us to be?”

— David Cay Johnston

All prisons are brimming over with innocence. It is those who cram their fellows into them, in the name of empty ideas, who are…

— Jean Anouilh

We have a number of brothers left in the prisons, about 15 of them. And for the most part, they're in bad condition. Most…

— Sekou Odinga

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

I was certainly naïve about the judicial system in America. There's a lot of people who are in prison who are innocent. The system…

— Sam Rockwell

“It’s not our place to judge the guilt or innocence of the prisoners, Nurse Webster. The sooner you learn that the better. Any other…

— Rachel Dax

I'm speaking for everyone who has ever been incarcerated, especially those who are innocent or have been overly charged.

— Isaac Wright Jr

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

“There was a great joke that was forever doing the rounds in the jail and it was probably funny not because it had a…

— H.M. Forester