“You see, in our system of justice, we believe that a harm against any one of us is a harm against all of us. That’s why when we file a case, it’s not filed in the name of the victim. It reads, 'The People.’”— Kamala Harris, ktvu.com
“This is a system that just grinds people into it who are the most vulnerable. You know, you can judge a lot by a country by who they incarcerate.”— Cory Booker, npr.org
“There are some countries that incarcerate political opposition, some countries that incarcerate the media ... but if you look at our prisons and jails we incarcerate overwhelmingly the addicted, mentally ill, low-income, low-income, low-income folks ... and then disproportionately people of color.”— Cory Booker, npr.org
“It is a serious injustice that for the same offense, someone who can pay bail gets out, but someone who can’t pay sits behind bars.”— Kamala Harris, twitter.com