Crime Quote by James Forman, Jr

“If the movement that emerges to challenge mass incarceration fails to confront squarely the critical role of race in the basic structure of our…

— Michelle Alexander

“Mass incarceration is the result of small, distinct steps, each of whose significance becomes more apparent over time, and only when considered in light…

— James Forman, Jr

Unless we address those that are leaving prisons, we can't begin to repair the damage of mass incarceration and make our communities whole and…

— Susan Burton

Mass incarceration is the most pressing racial justice issue of our time.

— Michelle Alexander

Mass incarceration is a massive system of racial and social control.

— Michelle Alexander

It's time to end the era of mass incarceration. We need a true national debate about how to reduce our prison population.

— Hillary Clinton

Spending our tax dollars on actually preventing crimes, instead of pursuing death sentences after they've already been committed, will assure us we will have…

— Gil Garcetti

We have to use incarceration to set people up on a path to stability, so they do not continue committing crimes when they return…

— Wes Moore

I have a message for all of you. The crime and violence that today afflicts America will soon - and I mean very soon…

— Donald Trump

I hope that America will do away with the death penalty. I truly believe we are better than that.

— Anthony Ray Hinton

In other words, in the same way that mass incarceration surged because of a real thing, it's finally starting to ebb because of a…

— Kevin Drum

I am still committed to building a movement to end mass incarceration, but I will not do it with blinders on. If all we…

— Michelle Alexander