America Quote by James Bovard

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons.

— James Bovard

Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason.

— Eric Holder

It's not all about building police forces and more prisons. This is in a sense an abdication of what the rule of law is…

— George Stamatis

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

“One of the most productive ways a government can spend money on the people is by building more prisons. That’s what makes the US…

— Jarod Kintz

The more freedom is extended to business, the more prisons have to be built for those who suffer from that business.

— Eduardo Galeano

Outside of a few national security issues like treason that the Constitution lays out, we don't need federal crimes, and we don't need federal…

— Rob Woodall

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

We've so, so fallen for the premise that only government can do certain things. But then when we get around to privatizing, people always…

— Rush Limbaugh

More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty.

— Jerry Weller

“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

Today the United States has the highest prison population in the world, over 2.1 million people. ... We lock people up at a rate…

— Eve Ensler