The contagion of crime is like that of
The contagion of crime is like that of the plague. Criminals collected together corrupt each other; they are worse than ever when at the termination of their punishment they re-enter society.
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.
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.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams
I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.
Prison makes you a better judge of
Prison makes you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.
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.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
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.
On average, drug prisoners spend more
On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
The difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
The law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
A country is in a bad state, which is
A country is in a bad state, which is governed only by laws; because a thousand things occur for which laws cannot provide, and where authority ought to interpose.
A Sunday school is a prison in which
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
If you share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
There's no greater threat to our
There's no greater threat to our independence, to our cherished freedoms and personal liberties than the continual, relentless injection of these insidious poisons into our system. We must decide whether we cherish independence from drugs, without which there is no freedom.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare This prison where I live unto the world; And, for because the world is populous, And here is not a creature but myself, I cannot do it. Yet I'll hammer it out.
