Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"There are more African Americans now in prison under criminal supervision, prison, jail, probation, parole than all the slaves in 1850."

"Profiling is an ineffective law enforcement practice. It is detrimental to public safety and is antithetical to the constitutional right to equal protection under law."

"The elected leadership is showing this most clearly is not coming from the Federal level, it is actually coming from the States."

"We need to take more accountability."