Karen Bass actually said...

"After decades of policies that led to mass incarceration, we are finally at a point of examining the policies and the consequences."

"Today, women will no longer be overlooked in the criminal justice conversation."

"It is critical that we understand how and why women become involved in the system, what happens to them when they are incarcerated, and what their trajectory is once released."

"We should be vigilant in determining the causes of increasing female incarceration rates in this country."