Politics Quote by Joseph Margulies

“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

In my view, the critical questions in this era of mass incarceration are: What disturbs us? What seems contrary to expectation? Who do we…

— Michelle Alexander

Incarceration has become a business. It is in the interest of the police and the prisons to keep locking people up.

— Sam Branson

“Having described the unprecedented scale of imprisonment in America, we may still ask: is America’s use of imprisonment really a justifiable (and effective) solution…

— David Cay Johnston

“The views of the Courts in regard to imprisonment have however undergone modification in the last ten years. Imprisonment is seen more and more…

— V.G. Hiemstra

As a general rule, I don't like to see laws that allow for the arrest and incarceration of people based on a sort of…

— Kat Timpf

“In the criminal law [...] imprisonment should be resorted to only after the most anxious consideration.”

— Pius Langa

... imprisonment itself, entailing loss of liberty, loss of citizenship, separation from family and loved ones, is punishment enough for most individuals, no matter…

— Mary B. Harris

“...the court, as now constituted, would be meaningless without the jail which gives it its power. But if there is anything I have learned…

— Barbara Deming

The system of mass incarceration depends almost entirely on the cooperation of those it seeks to control.

— Michelle Alexander

It is reasonable to insist that when the government deprives a person of his or her liberty? and in this case for an indefinite…

— Jeff Bingaman