Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Taught from infancy that beauty is
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
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.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Laws do not persuade just because they
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.
Money will determine whether the accused
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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.
Before we can diminish our sufferings
Before we can diminish our sufferings from the ill-controlled aggressive assaults of fellow citizens, we must renounce the philosophy of punishment, the obsolete, vengeful penal attitude. In its place we would seek a comprehensive, constructive social attitude - therapeutic in some instances, restraining in some instances, but preventive in its total social impact. In the last analysis this becomes a question of personal morals and values. No matter how glorified or how piously disguised, vengeance as a human motive must be personally repudiated by each and every one of us.
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 object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
Prison, dungeons, blessed places where
Prison, dungeons, blessed places where evil is impossible because they are the crossroads of all the evil in the world. One cannot commit evil in hell.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
We don't seem to be able to check crime,
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business.
Show me the prison, Show me the jail,
Show me the prison, Show me the jail, Show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale. And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why And there, but for fortune, go you or I.
