To change criminal justice policy in any meaningful way means to propose changing a very longstanding system. It’s not realistic to think you can do it overnight.
I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.
I’ve had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.
I’m one of the luckiest people on earth.
I think I have every piece of music Bob Marley ever made.
I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.
I love being in a courtroom.
I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
I believe in that old adage that ’as goes California, so goes the country.
You don’t have to care about children to care about children. One of the things that I talk a lot about is the fact of the importance of third-grade reading level. By the end of third grade, if the child is not at reading level, it’ll drop off. They never catch up.
Generally speaking, the public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk.
Everybody will make mistakes, and for some that mistake will rise to the level of being a crime.
I am a prosecutor in my bones. When I see something, I immediately go to: how is this going to affect a child?
I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She’s incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she’s effective.
Let’s not build the policy around the abuse. That’s not good policy. That’s actually bad policy. Build the policy around the aspiration point. That’s what we need to do when we’re seeing abuse online.
My mantra about everything that has to do with public policy is: identify and reject the false choice.
Everyone’s perspective of themselves and others is based on the limitations of their exposure.
I could do all of my activities at Howard because it was an environment that had essentially rid the ideology of false choices that I feel absolutely constricts young black students.
You got to take care of yourself. If I exercise or I eat proper foods, am I indulging myself? That’s called feeding your body.
Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters.
In every work environment, there will be politics. If you really want to rise to the top, you need to figure out what those politics in your workplace are. Then, you hook it in. You decide what conforms and what does not conform to your personal code.