Crime Quote by James Forman, Jr

Mass incarceration will have to be dismantled the same way it was constructed: piecemeal, incrementally and, above all, locally.

— James Forman, Jr

While mass incarceration is a national crisis, it was built locally.

— James Forman, Jr

“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

“I'd like to think that I am wrong, that those words mean nothing, that there's no conscious intention and no avenger behind the ending…

— Ayn Rand

“There was something damningly exhilarating about ending a human life.”

— Keary Taylor

“We should ask ourselves whether efforts to achieve "cosmetic" racial diversity- that is, reform efforts that make institutions look good on the surface without…

— Michelle Alexander

If we continue to tell ourselves the popular myths about racial progress or, worse yet, if we say to ourselves that the problem of…

— Michelle Alexander

The mass incarceration of poor people of color, particularly black men, has emerged as a new caste system, one specifically designed to address the…

— Michelle Alexander

“The impact of the new caste system is most tragically felt among the young. In Chicago (as in other cities across the United States),…

— Michelle Alexander

We are the in midst of a bipartisan moment as it relates to criminal justice reform and dealing with mass incarceration in America which…

— Hakeem Jeffries

Arguably the most important parallel between mass incarceration and Jim Crow is that both have served to define the meaning and significance of race…

— Michelle Alexander

There are more African Americans under correctional control, in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850 a decade before…

— Michelle Alexander