The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
Crime is a logical extension of the sort
Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that often [is] considered perfectly respectable in legitimate business.
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.
No written law has been more binding
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
A just chastisement may benefit a man,
A just chastisement may benefit a man, though it seldom does; but an unjust one changes all his blood to gall.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
The difference between tax avoidance and
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison walls.
We who live in prison, and in whose
We who live in prison, and in whose lives there is no event but sorrow, have to measure time by throbs of pain, and the record of bitter moments.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Whatever is worthy to be loved for
Whatever is worthy to be loved for anything is worthy of preservation. A wise and dispassionate legislator, if any such should ever arise among men, will not condemn to death him who has done or is likely to do more service than injury to society. Blocks and gibbets are the nearest objects with legislators, and their business is never with hopes or with virtues.
I don't like being famous - it is like a
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
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.
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.
The best situation of all, and one
The best situation of all, and one frequently utilized, is for jails and prisons to allow volunteer ministers of all faiths to enter prisons and offer their services to the inmates who want them. That way, the religious needs of inmates are met but without government funds being spent.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
We're in a war. People who blast some
We're in a war. People who blast some pot on a casual basis are guilty of treason.
Mere factual innocence is no reason not
Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
