Cycle Quote by David Steward

The fact that more than 50 percent of Americans have an immediate family member either currently or formerly incarcerated tells you a lot about…

— Chesa Boudin

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

I'd say the modern world has moved yet further away from me, and I don't think whether or not I am incarcerated has had…

— Varg Vikernes

Offenders who commit crime in prison have a disruptive and often devastating impact on the prospects of those who are trying to turn their…

— David Gauke

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

“Going into any prison is deeply confusing if you know anything about the racial demographics of America. The extreme overrepresentation of people of color,…

— Bryan Stevenson

People coming out of jail need a path back into society: access to a job, a place to live, supportive services. We've seen what…

— London Breed

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

“Between 1990 and 2005, a new prison opened in the United States every ten days. Prison growth and the resulting “prison-industrial complex”—the business interests…

— Bryan Stevenson

“More African American adults are under correctional control today - in prison or jail, on probation or parole - than were enslaved in 1850,…

— Michelle Alexander

“The American prisoner's greatest obstacle to achieving something of importance is a lack of communication with the outside world. When prison administrators manage to…

— Christopher Zoukis

I think it's critically important for people to understand that this system of mass incarceration governs not just those who find themselves in prison…

— Michelle Alexander