Crime Quote by James Forman, Jr Download Open image “We rarely have good alternatives to offer to prison - that's our default.” — James Forman, Jr ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Crime Good Offer Our Prison Rarely
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 Copy Share Image
Our system never treated the failure of prison as a reason not to try more prison. — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
The formula for prison is a lack of space counterbalanced by a surplus of time. This is what really bothers you, that you can't… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
Prison conditions in some parts of the world can be very poor, overcrowded and, in some cases, dangerous and sentences can be much tougher… — David Lidington Copy Share Image
Not only are mandatory minimum laws overly punitive and discriminatory, but they're also expensive. Prison is not free. Governments, and ultimately taxpayers, bear the… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
We wish to be treated 'not as ordinary prisoners,' for we are not criminals. We admit no crime - unless, that is, the love… — Bobby Sands Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We must do better by offenders who are sent to prison to make them less likely to return. — David Lidington Copy Share Image
First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons. — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
Attica. The name itself has long signified resistance to prison abuse and state violence. — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I think my story is, we need black officers because African-Americans need a fair shot at good jobs… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
One consequence of racism and segregation is that many American whites know little or nothing about the daily lives of African Americans. Black America's… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
Most people that take jobs as police officers are taking them because they're good jobs. Many who go into these jobs are doing it… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work. — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in his lifetime… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
I clerked for a judge, William Norris, on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals right after law school and then for Justice O'Connor the… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
I find it very frustrating how much passing the buck there is in the criminal justice system when it comes to taking responsibility for… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
You can get rid of the teacher certification requirements, and you're still not going to have a rush of incredibly high-quality people going into… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
The fundamental problem for the teaching profession is how undervalued it is and how underpaid teachers are. — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
“Crime and punishment can be summed up in two classifications: there are bad people and there are people who get into bad situations. The… — Johnnie Dent Jr Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“The jailers, the Court, everyone in that building – it wasn’t about justice; it was about obedience and intimidation…about maintaining order. Fear accomplished that… — Jay Allan Copy Share Image
Taking notes while watching Forensic Files and Snapped. I don't want to make the same mistakes the criminals do! ;) — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
“a crime to fell a tree and light it on fire, where coals of hardened shit warmed and stunk up homes,” — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is… — Le Ly Hayslip Copy Share Image
If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the quintessential political… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
