Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a
Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, shall be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.
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.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
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.
Concepts of justice must have hands and
Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. That is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
History is full of people who went to
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
I was in prison, and you came unto me.
I was in prison, and you came unto me. Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
~(Jesus Christ) Matthew 25:36, 40
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.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
Here the great art lies, to discern in
Here the great art lies, to discern in what the law is to be to restraint and punishment, and in what things persuasion only is to work.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the murderer like the voice of solitude.
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.
