The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.
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.
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
It is more dangerous that even a guilty
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
The worst prison is not of stone. It is
The worst prison is not of stone. It is of a throbbing heart, outraged by an infamous life.
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
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
Experts and the educated elite have
Experts and the educated elite have replaced what worked with what sounded good. Society was far more civilized before they took over our schools, prisons, welfare programs, police departments and courts. It's high time we ran these people out of our lives and went back to common sense.
No matter how you seem to fatten on a
No matter how you seem to fatten on a crime, that can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
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.
He had drawn many a thousand of these
He had drawn many a thousand of these rations in prisons and camps, and though he'd never had an opportunity to weight them on scales, and although, being a man of timid nature, he knew no way of standing up for his rights, he, like every other prisoner, had discovered long ago that honest weight was never to be found in the bread-cutting. There was short weight in every ration. The only point was how short. So every day you took a look to soothe your soul - today, maybe, they haven't snitched any.
If you share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
One should respect public opinion
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
