Michelle Alexander : (4)

" Some prison officials are determined to keep the people they lock in cages as ignorant as possible about the racial, social, and political forces that have made the United States the most punitive nation on earth. Perhaps they worry the truth might actually set the captives free. " - Michelle Alexander

" Although our rules and laws are now officially colorblind, they operate to discriminate in a grossly disproportionate fashion. " - Michelle Alexander

" Thousands of people plead guilty to crimes every year in the United States because they know that the odds of a jury’s believing their word over a police officer’s are slim to none. " - Michelle Alexander

" It’s not crime that makes us more punitive in the United States. It’s the way we respond to crime and how we view those people who have been labeled criminals. " - Michelle Alexander