Crime Quote by Stan Van Gundy

Incarcerating non-violent offenders in the same population as more dangerous criminals has the effect of inculcating the former into a culture of criminality common…

— Ken Cuccinelli

“The extraordinary increase in prison admissions due to parole and probation violations is due almost entirely to the War on Drugs. With respect to…

— Michelle Alexander

One of the things about incarceration is that you're deprived. You lose all of your identity, and then its given back one day, and…

— Susan Burton

The U.S. incarceration binge is not tied to crime. It's a strategy to control the surplus population in a capitalist system that is breaking…

— Jerry Brown

“Merely reducing prison terms does not have a major impact on the majority of people in the system. It is the badge of inferiority—the…

— Michelle Alexander

I went back to work right away [after prison]. I was very lucky — a friend of mine created a job for me at…

— Piper Kerman

I think it's critically important for people to understand that this system of mass incarceration governs not just those who find themselves in prison…

— 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

The benefits of prison education go beyond lowering recidivism rates and increasing post-release employment. It can also rekindle a sense of purpose and confidence.

— Clint Smith

What makes a lot of sense is that, while people are incarcerated, give them the tools they need to be able to have a…

— Valerie Jarrett

“Once a person is labeled a felon, he or she is ushered into a parallel universe in which discrimination, stigma, and exclusion are perfectly…

— Michelle Alexander

In court, judges tell people that their conviction carries a sentence of years, or probation. The truth is far more terrible. People convicted of…

— James Forman, Jr