Focused Quote by Ralph Northam Download Open image “Mandatory minimums are focused on punishment, not rehabilitation.” — Ralph Northam ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Focused Punishment Rehabilitation
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
The main goal in any criminal statute is to produce what's best for the victim. And sometimes, a mandatory minimum doesn't accomplish that. — Paul Martin Copy Share Image
Mandatory minimum sentences give no discretion to judges about the amount of time that the person should receive once a guilty verdict is rendered. — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation. — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
The federal sentencing guidelines should be revised downward. By contrast to the guidelines, I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal… — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does… — Carly Simon Copy Share Image
Penalties serve to deter those who are not inclined to commit any crimes. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
Data do not indicate that mandatory minimum sentences keep our communities safer. Instead, mandatory minimums are disproportionately harming people and communities of color. — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
Since the state must necessarily provide subsistence for the criminal poor while undergoing punishment, not to do the same for the poor who have… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
There is a separation - a very clear separation - between the judiciary, the legal system, and the political system in this country, and… — Anthony Albanese Copy Share Image
If we believe in our current penal process, then the penalties imposed by judges and juries should be the only sanctions for one's crime,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I do feel very strongly about my values and principles, but at the end of day I'm open-minded and I enjoy listening to other… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
The supply chain industry in our Commonwealth continues to gain momentum, in large part due to The Port of Virginia's unparalleled infrastructure. — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
The death penalty system is fundamentally flawed - it is inequitable, ineffective, and it has no place in this Commonwealth or this country. — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
As a small business owner myself, I understand what it is like to scale up a business in the early years. — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
In order to attract and retain new businesses in rural and economically depressed regions of Virginia, we need to provide competitive incentives to entrepreneurs… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
I grew up hunting and fishing, as did my family. But then I served in the military. — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
We've lost leaders from Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, Jr. and countless others who have worked to bend the arc of the universe… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
After high school, I attended the Virginia Military Institute and then Eastern Virginia Medical School - both great public schools that prepared me well… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
We all have experiences that fundamentally shape who we are, that change the way we look at the world and what we work toward… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
Every year, I volunteer with Remote Area Medical mobile clinics to provide care to folks in rural Virginia. They do incredible work. But I'm… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
I get pretty focused when I start working on something. And I drink a lot of water, way more than most people. — Nick Woodman Copy Share Image
Angela Merkel has been focused on the right things. She has focused on the interests of her citizens - and not just in a… — Justin Trudeau Copy Share Image
It is ironic since whenever I have met with our elected officials they are invariably thoughtful, well-meaning people. And yet collectively 90% of their… — Sergey Brin Copy Share Image
We're focused on providing innovations in software, driving the continuous improvement for a much better experience, and there's a lot going on here that… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I'm focused on the music. I think, as long as I keep making music just because I like to make it, people are gonna… — Bishop Nehru Copy Share Image
I was focused on The Hunger Games movie with my director, with the studio, and with the cast and crew. We all just focused… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Our thoughts are either focused on what's eternal, life-changing, and true, or lost in the details of our temporary, selfish, false beliefs. — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
I'm staying focused and clear about what I want in life, and I'm going to get it, man. — Bobby Brown Copy Share Image
God puts you where God needs you. You are where you are supposed to be. The job you are doing may not be any… — Lawrence Kushner Copy Share Image
Consider developing your whole self with the same raw focus and intensity that you develop a particular skill set. Get focused. Go out, have… — Anthony Holden Copy Share Image
Because YouTube is focused on a lot of different types of content at the same time, it has many opportunities, and the hardest thing… — Robert Kyncl Copy Share Image
