Enforcement Quote by Eric Holder

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.

— James Bovard

Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're black and Latino.

— Lisa Bonet

I think there are too many people in jail for too long and for not necessarily good reasons.

— Eric Holder

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. By trying to seize far more power than is necessary over American citizens, the federal government is…

— James Bovard

Because prison sentences in America tend to be long, de-incarceration lags falling crime rates by a fair amount, but eventually it does catch up.

— Kevin Drum

“Expensive illogicalities and inefficiencies do not worry the monsters of American bureaucracy, and the taxpayers are enthusiastic and eager to spend fortunes in the…

— Howard Marks

If Americans actually have the conversation about our disastrous prison policies, we'll understand the trends all move in very dangerous directions: we lock up…

— Dahlia Lithwick

Prison officers face enormous pressure. The levels of violence inside our prisons are too high.

— David Lidington

At least 80 percent of American prisoners are grossly over-sentenced. The Supreme Court knows this, but shows scant concern for this human side of…

— Conrad Black

Most prisons in this country are in the middle of nowhere, which makes it much easier for us all to throw those people away.…

— W. Kamau Bell

I don't know why we'd need so many more prisons when the crooks seem so happy in the Senate.

— Jack Layton

How come we never use prison, the failure of prison, as a reason not to give more prison? There's never a moment where we…

— James Forman, Jr