In prisons, those things withheld from
In prisons, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all.
And while God had work for Paul, he
And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
We are prisoners of ideas.
We are prisoners of ideas.
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 law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
The number of laws is constantly growing
The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
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.
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.
There are few better measures of the
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
We shall not yield to violence. We shall
We shall not yield to violence. We shall not be deprived of union freedoms. We shall never agree with sending people to prison for their convictions.
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.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
