Karen Bass actually said...

"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."

"there is no place else I would rather be than at the center of the fight, the existential fight that we are doing in our country right now."

"the best way to do legislation is not to go off in some ivory tower but to talk to people who have experienced it."

"we will have a full hearing that looks at why women are involved in the criminal justice system to begin with."