Probably the only place where a man can
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
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.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
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.
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.
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.
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're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
The punishment can be remitted; the
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us,
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
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.
Women have worked hard; starved in
Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country.
If punishment reaches not the mind and
If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender.
Man is condemned to be free.
Man is condemned to be free.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
He was a first-time nonviolent possible
He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more
As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.
The difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
