Author: James Forman, Jr.

Quotes

Our system never treated the failure of prison as a reason not to try more prison.

Our system never treated the failure of prison as a reason not to try more prison.

- James Forman, Jr.

Mass incarceration is the result of small, distinct steps, each of whose significance becomes more apparent over time, and only when considered in light of later events.

Mass incarceration is the result of small, distinct steps, each of whose significance becomes more apparent over time, and only when considered in light of later events.

- James Forman, Jr.

Mass incarceration and its never-ending human toll will be with us until we come to see that no crime justifies permanent civic death.

Mass incarceration and its never-ending human toll will be with us until we come to see that no crime justifies permanent civic death.

- James Forman, Jr.

What if we strove for compassion, for mercy, for forgiveness? And what if we did this for everybody, including people who have harmed others?

What if we strove for compassion, for mercy, for forgiveness? And what if we did this for everybody, including people who have harmed others?

- James Forman, Jr.

Most people that take jobs as police officers are taking them because they're good jobs. Many who go into these jobs are doing it because it's good work.

Most people that take jobs as police officers are taking them because they're good jobs. Many who go into these jobs are doing it because it's good work.

- James Forman, Jr.

Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work.

Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work.

- James Forman, Jr.

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