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.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
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 never saw a man who looked With such a
I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky.
The worst of prison life, he thought,
The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.
Definition, rationality, and structure
Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.
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.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
Since 1957, black people have
Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans in prison. They represent more than half the population of prisoners in the country, 55 percent of those on death row.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
We shall fight against them, throw them
We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
No written law has been more binding
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
In prisons, those things withheld from
In prisons, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
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.
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 trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
Oh who is that young sinner with the
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrist? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air? Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
We're in a war. People who blast some
We're in a war. People who blast some pot on a casual basis are guilty of treason.
