“ Failing to indict a criminal sitting president sends the message that those in power are above the law. DaShanne Stokes
“ It is a shame that the Legal Aid Commission and the Aboriginal Legal Service are so poorly funded ....... State and federal governments should be addressing this issueThe Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 30 M… Abdullah Reslan Lawyer
“ [T]here are some human rights that are so deep that we can't negotiate them away. I mean people do heinous, terrible things. But there are basic human rights I believe that every human being has. The… Helen Prejean
“ Too many young Indigenous members of our community are being caught up in the criminal justice system, with an increasing number of cases resulting in notably unjust and undue outcomes, primarily due… Abdullah Reslan Lawyer
“ I am convinced that imprisonment is a way of pretending to solve the problem of crime. It does nothing for the victims of crime, but perpetuates the idea of retribution, thus maintaining the endless c… Howard Zinn
“ There is no one in the United States over the age of 18 who cannot be indicted for some federal crime. That is not an exaggeration. John Baker
“ No more self-defeating device could be discovered than the one society has developed in dealing with the criminal. It proclaims his career in such loud and dramatic forms that both he and the communit… Frank Tannenbaum
“ Walter made me understand why we have to reform a system of criminal justice that continues to treat people better if they are rich and guilty than if they are poor and innocent. A system that denies… Bryan Stevenson
“ [Refers to 121 children taken into care in Cleveland due to suspected abuse (1987) and later returned to their parents]Sue Richardson, the child abuse consultant at the heart of the crisis, watched as… Heather Bacon
