I just remember that disturbing feeling
I just remember that disturbing feeling of walking into that prison, the complete loss of privacy, the complete loss of stimulation, dignity.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
In jail a man has no personality. He is
In jail a man has no personality. He is a minor disposal problem and a few entries on reports. Nobody cares who loves or hates him, what he looks like, what he did with his life. Nobody reacts to him unless he gives trouble. Nobody abuses him. All that is asked of him is that he go quietly to the right cell and remain quiet when he gets there. There is nothing to fight against, nothing to be mad at. The jailers are quiet men without animosity or sadism.
The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
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 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.
Prison makes you a better judge of
Prison makes you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.
What restrains us from killing is partly
What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor.
There is no peace because the making of
There is no peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison and death in its wake.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
There is a point at which even justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
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.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
It is not at the table, but in prison,
It is not at the table, but in prison, that you learn who your true friends are.
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.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
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.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
Care should be taken that the punishment
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.
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.
And while God had work for Paul, he
And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn.
The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
