30 Quotes by James Forman, Jr.

  • Author James Forman, Jr.
  • Quote

    At the end of the day, I think my story is, we need black officers because African-Americans need a fair shot at good jobs in this country, but we cannot expect them and should not expect them to change the nature of policing.

  • Share

  • Author James Forman, Jr.
  • Quote

    We rarely have good alternatives to offer to prison - that's our default.

  • Share

  • Author James Forman, Jr.
  • Quote

    How come we never use prison, the failure of prison, as a reason not to give more prison? There's never a moment where we say, 'OK, well, prison hasn't worked, so we're not going to try that again.'

  • Share