American values Quote by Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.

— Angela Davis

After the revolution, let us hope, prisons simply would not exist - if by prisons we mean places that could be experienced by the…

— Barbara Deming

“Prison abolition is more than a politic, it’s a daily practice.”

— Shira Hassan

I don't know why we'd need so many more prisons when the crooks seem so happy in the Senate.

— Jack Layton

In addition to making sense and serving the needs of justice, rehabilitating prisoners and releasing them when they are ready can save taxpayers money.

— Charlie Kirk

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

I believe that if the people of this nation fully understood what Congress has done to them over the last 49 years, they would…

— George W. Malone

“One of the most productive ways a government can spend money on the people is by building more prisons. That’s what makes the US…

— Jarod Kintz

America needs fewer laws, not more prisons. By trying to seize far more power than is necessary over American citizens, the federal government is…

— James Bovard

I think the American people said, look, you know, we can't control what every government does to its people, but we shouldn't be aiding…

— Tom Harkin

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

— Angela Davis

“States do not grapple with decarceration strategies & explore alternatives bc of an ethical recognition of the continuing harms of prisons or an understanding…

— Erica R. Meiners