Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
They were being driven to a prison,
They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would be to walk to the gallows than to this tomb of living horrors!
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
I have paid no poll-tax for six years. I
I have paid no poll-tax for six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night; and, as I stood considering the walls of solid stone, I could not help being struck with the foolishness of that institution which treated me as if I were mere flesh and blood and bones, to be locked up...I saw that, if there was a wall of stone between me and my townsmen, there was a still more difficult one to climb or break through, before they could get to be as free as I was. I did not for a moment feel confined, and the walls seemed a great waste of stone and mortar.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
Prison makes you a better judge of
Prison makes you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
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.
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.
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.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
The idea that the sole aim of punishment
The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime can be prevented, which is almost as dubious as the notion that poverty can be prevented.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison,
Steal goods and you’ll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
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 obligation to justice does force a
No obligation to justice does force a man to be cruel, or to use the sharpest sentence.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
