criminal justice system quotes

I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.

You have young men of color in many communities who are more likely to end up in jail or in the criminal justice system than they are in a good job or in college. And, you know, part of my job, that I can do, I think, without any potential conflicts, is to get at those root causes.

We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.

I was born realizing the flaws in the criminal justice system.

I did not learn the flaws of the criminal-justice system in law school or college or by reading about it. I grew up knowing the flaws and how it was disproportionately impacting the black community. It’s not academic for me.