In January 2013, I told the people in the Justice Department after the re-election that I wanted to focus on reforming the federal criminal justice system. I made an announcement in August of that year in San Francisco, when we rolled out the Smart on Crime initiative. Eric Holder announcementaugustcrime share on social
I'm a prosecutor first and foremost, and as a judge, I put people in jail for extended periods of time when that was appropriate. Eric Holder extendforemostjail Change image and share on social
Ferguson and St. Louis County are not the first places that we have become engaged to ensure fair and equitable policing, and they will not be the last. The Department of Justice will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the Constitution has meaning for all communities. Eric Holder communityconstitutioncontinue share on social
I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us. Eric Holder congressdeathenforce Change image and share on social
I'm not going to let people who work in the United States Department of Justice have their characters be assailed without any basis. Eric Holder assailbasischaracter Change image and share on social
Any attorney general who is not an activist is not doing his or her job. Eric Holder activistattorneygeneral Change image and share on social
It pains me whenever there's the death of a law enforcement official. Eric Holder deathenforcementlaw Change image and share on social
Kids who I grew up with, who I played ball with, basketball, baseball, and went to parties with - for whatever reason - they ended up in a fundamentally different place than I did. I'm the attorney general of the United States and they are ex-felons. Eric Holder attorneyballbaseball share on social
The responsibility of the attorney general is to change things and bring us closer to the ideals expressed in our founding documents. Eric Holder attorneybringchange Change image and share on social
I don't have any intention of resigning. Eric Holder intentionresign Change image and share on social
