In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
On average, drug prisoners spend more
On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
I submit that an individual who breaks a
I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
I asked a man in prison once how he
I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
The only effect of public punishment is
The only effect of public punishment is to show the rabble how bravely it can be borne; and that every one who hath lost a toe-nail hath suffered worse.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
The perfection of a thing consists in
The perfection of a thing consists in its essence; there are perfect criminals, as there are men of perfect probity.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
When the Nazis came for the communists,
When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
I don't like being famous - it is like a
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
Our task must be to free ourselves from
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Crime is a logical extension of the sort
Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that often [is] considered perfectly respectable in legitimate business.
Every instance of a man's suffering the
Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
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.
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the murderer like the voice of solitude.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
