Children Quote by Sam Brownback

For children, the era of mass incarceration has meant a tremendous amount of family separation, broken homes, poverty, and a far, far greater level…

— Michelle Alexander

There is a direct correlation between education, stable families and incarceration and crime.

— J. C. Watts

It is very seldom that any one is in prison for an ordinary crime unless early in life he entered a path that almost…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

“There are an estimated 120,000 inmates in federal prisons who are grappling with being trapped behind bars, though they are not guilty of any…

— Colin Warner

Across the nation, there are thousands of individuals serving life or life-equivalent sentences for crimes they committed as children. This means they will likely…

— Alan K. Simpson

If children who commit crimes are not given the opportunity of a second chance, they may die in prison for acts made before having…

— Alan K. Simpson

There are many innocent people in prison.

— Brian Banks

When I was born, my father was in jail. He only had me because it was going to get him a lesser jail sentence...…

— Angelina Pivarnick

If you go to prison, your child support adds up.

— Rand Paul

People who end up in our prisons tend to come from the most difficult backgrounds. They did not have the parental support as they…

— Chris Grayling

Nearly all inmates are drawn from the ranks of the powerless and the poor. A child of privilege frequently receives the benefit of the…

— Jimmy Carter

More than 90 percent of all the prisoners in our American prisons have been abused as children.

— John Powell