If you are not diverse and you are not listening to all voices and have your ear to the ground, you're not going to make the best decisions.

We do have to ask ourselves as a culture, what do we want to be? You know, what are our founding values? And if we are a society where everybody should have that fair shot and get a second chance, then we should take the necessary steps to implement that and make it a reality.

The impact of solitary confinement can have a devastating consequence to the psychology of the people who are affected.

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