Crime Quote by Michelle Alexander

Mass incarceration has become normalized in the United States. Poor folks of color are shuttled from decrepit, underfunded schools to brand new, high tech…

— Michelle Alexander

The stark reality is that crime happens in communities of color.

— Raymond Kelly

The criminal-justice system is, obviously, the sole source of racial tension in this country [USA] or the key institution to resolving the opportunity gap.…

— Barack Obama

Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of nature.

— Ovid

“Criminals, it turns out, are the one social group in America we have permission to hate. In 'colorblind' America, criminals are the new whipping…

— Michelle Alexander

Black and brown people in communities like mine, when arrested are more likely to be convicted and receive harsher sentences than our white counterparts.…

— Cori Bush

Race determines everything in the criminal justice system

— Mark Geragos

After spending time with police officers on ride-alongs, meeting with politicians on the state and federal level and grass roots organizations fighting for human…

— Malcolm Jenkins

We need to rethink a system that has targeted young people, particularly young people of color, for nonviolent crimes.

— Brad Schneider

People charged with drug offenses, though, are typically poor people of color. They are routinely charged with felonies and sent to prison.

— Michelle Alexander

What borders on the criminal is the poor teaching and neglect of those subjects that deal with the history of ideas and ideals, a…

— John Mortimer Smith

Black and brown communities are significantly and disproportionately impacted by deficiencies in our criminal justice system.

— J. B. Pritzker