Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Those are not choices my colleagues wish to make. Those are not smart choices."

"In Rhode Island, under the leadership of Director Wall, we passed reforms that allowed inmates to earn credit toward their sentences."

"I think the main drivers of this prison growth are front-end sentencing laws that were enacted by us in Congress, like the proliferation of mandatory minimum sentences."

"I want to thank you for the prompt attention to concerns that I have raised and Senator Blumenthal and others have raised regarding the proposed closing of the only secure facility for female inmates ..."