“I always thought that was one of the single most important things a prosecutor could do is to seek justice for the families of victims.” ImportantJusticeVictimImportant ThingsProsecutor Author:Nancy Grace
“Prosecutors insist they are mounting a "thorough investigation," which sometimes means thorough and sometimes, historically, has meant long enough to let the fire burn down in an incendiary case. A thorough investigation is fine; an interminable one is disgraceful.” MeanLongSometimesEnoughJusticeCasesFireFineInvestigationThoroughProsecutorDisgraceful Author:Anna Quindlen
“The function of the prosecutor under the federal Constitution is not to tack as many skins of victims as possible against the wall. His function is to vindicate the rights of the people as expressed in the laws and give those accused of crime a fair trial.” PeopleGivingLawJusticeRightsCrimeWallFairsSkinsFunctionConstitutionVictimTrialsAccusedCriminal JusticeProsecutorFair Trial Author:William O. Douglas
“My heart and passion has always been to reform the criminal justice system. I want to be a public servant, and I wanted to be a prosecutor because I felt it was the best way forward.” WayWantHeartWantedPassionFeltJusticeMy HeartCriminalsBest WayReformServantJustice SystemCriminal JusticeProsecutorCriminal Justice SystemPublic ServantsWay Forward Author:Marilyn Mosby
“You can be a career professional as a judge, a prosecutor, sometimes as a defense attorney, and never insist on fairness and justice. That's tragic and that's what we have to change.” SometimesJusticeCareersJudgingDefenseTragicFairnessAttorneyProsecutorDefense Attorneys Author:Bryan Stevenson
“A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special prosecutors when a police officer kills or injures a civilian. If you were elected president, would you publicly support special prosecutors in these cases and what is one other thing you would do to fix our broken justice system?” PeopleIfsLostPresidentJusticeCasesSupportSpecialColorBrokenCitizensPoliceCriminalsOfficersPortionsCiviliansPolice OfficerJustice SystemAmerican CitizensCriminal JusticeProsecutorCriminal Justice SystemLost Confidence Author:Russell Simmons
“In a moment when young black voters were key to the election and the reelection of a black president, when the Department of Justice has been led these years by the first two African-American attorneys general, when many big cities boast African-American league prosecutors and police chiefs and mayors, even in this moment, why is it that it still feels to so many young people that there is more power for change on the court than in the courts?” PeopleFeelsYearsFirstsHas BeensStillsTwoMomentsBigsYoungBlackPresidentJusticeCitiesKeysPoliceElectionCourtChiefsAfrican AmericanLeagueDepartmentVotersBoastAttorneyMayorsBig CitiesProsecutorReelection Author:Melissa Harris-Perry