Brenda Lawrence actually said...

If we say you are going to do your time and pay for the crime that you commit, we should be committed to ensuring that this person does not return.

Lawrence emphasizes the need for reform in the correctional system to prevent recidivism.

06/27/2017

More Brenda Lawrence Quotes

Thank you, Attorney General, for your support of Violence Against Women Act. It is long overdue.

I ask that you look at that because that is critical.

I want to see, once we do our work and the funds are approved, I expect a fast turnaround to identify these communities.

I don't want excuses. I don't want, Well, you know, we don't have a plan yet, and then I get the pushback from the communities.