The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
It is true you cannot eat freedom and
It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.
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.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
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.
They took away my money, my family, and
They took away my money, my family, and my security. Why couldn't they destroy my ideas? We will question them in court tomorrow as we trigger The Revolution of all revolutions!
On a planet that increasingly resembles
On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
While crime is punished it yet
While crime is punished it yet increases.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
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.
When is conduct a crime, and when is a
When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
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.
I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
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.
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.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
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.
Organized crime in America takes in over
Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.
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.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
Every instance of a man's suffering the
Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.
