“Researchers found that teenagers are more likely than adults to plead guilty to crimes they’re innocent of, due to differences in how they assess the incentives of a reduced sentence.”— Brian Gallagher, nautil.us
“Justice means that every child deserves a chance to grow up safe and secure, without the threat of violence. Justice means that the punishment should fit the crime. And justice means allowing our fellow Americans who have made mistakes to pay their debt to society, and re-join their community as act…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“Like the schoolyard bully, our criminal justice system harasses people on small pretexts but is exposed as a coward before murder.”— Jill Leovy, amazon.com