I can work for the Lord in or out of
I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
In jail a man has no personality. He is
In jail a man has no personality. He is a minor disposal problem and a few entries on reports. Nobody cares who loves or hates him, what he looks like, what he did with his life. Nobody reacts to him unless he gives trouble. Nobody abuses him. All that is asked of him is that he go quietly to the right cell and remain quiet when he gets there. There is nothing to fight against, nothing to be mad at. The jailers are quiet men without animosity or sadism.
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.
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.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
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.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
History is full of people who went to
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
I am certain that nothing has done so
I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.
I was in prison, and you came unto me.
I was in prison, and you came unto me. Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
~(Jesus Christ) Matthew 25:36, 40
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
In a civilized society, all crimes are
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
To seek the redress of grievances by
To seek the redress of grievances by going to law, is like sheep running for shelter to a bramble bush.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
What restrains us from killing is partly
What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
