He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
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Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
America is the land of the second chance
America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
There are dreadful punishments enacted
There are dreadful punishments enacted against thieves; but it were much better to make such good provisions, by which every man might be put in a method how to live, and so to be preserved from the fatal necessity of stealing and dying for it.
If we look at Houston, which is a very
If we look at Houston, which is a very environmentally toxic place, we find that it has one of the highest levels of young men going to prison and also among the highest levels of illiteracy in the country.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
It is certain that the study of human
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.
Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
Governments have tried to stop crime
Governments have tried to stop crime through punishment throughout the ages, but crime continued in the past punishment remains. Crime can only be stopped through a preventive approach in the schools. You teach the students Transcendental Meditation, and right away they’ll begin using their full brain physiology sensible and they will not get sidetracked into wrong things.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
Forgiveness, that noblest of all
Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
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.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Our task must be to free ourselves from
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
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.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare this prison where I live unto the world; Shut up in the prison of their own consciences.