A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
I am an expert of electricity. My father
I am an expert of electricity. My father occupied the chair of applied electricity at the state prison.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
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.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
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.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
We judge ourselves by what we feel
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
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.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
There are only two places in the world
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
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.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
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.
