It is safer that a bad man should not be
It is safer that a bad man should not be accused, than that he should be acquitted.
I am certain that nothing has done so
I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.
When you are younger you get blamed for
When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
The best situation of all, and one
The best situation of all, and one frequently utilized, is for jails and prisons to allow volunteer ministers of all faiths to enter prisons and offer their services to the inmates who want them. That way, the religious needs of inmates are met but without government funds being spent.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
While crime is punished it yet
While crime is punished it yet increases.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
We are prisoners of ideas.
We are prisoners of ideas.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
To try to raise a son from inside the
To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
~Jim Bakker
In a civilized society, all crimes are
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
Fear can be like a prison. It is,
Fear can be like a prison. It is, however, a self made prison. Many are imprisoned by fear. No one else can liberate them from this prison. Others may inspire them but they must liberate themselves.
America is the land of the second chance
America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
He was a first-time nonviolent possible
He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
Probably the only place where a man can
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
We judge ourselves by what we feel
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
