Faults of the head are punished in this
Faults of the head are punished in this world, those of the heart in another; but as most of our vices are compound, so also is their punishment.
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?
Prison continues, on those who are
Prison continues, on those who are entrusted to it, a work begun elsewhere, which the whole of society pursues on each individual through innumerable mechanisms of discipline.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
You stuff somebody into the American
You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison.
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.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
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.
Man is condemned to be free.
Man is condemned to be free.
If we were brought to trial for the
If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
To try to raise a son from inside the
To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
~Jim Bakker
We have initiated programs for re-entry
We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community.
Kill a man, and you are an assassin.
Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a God.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
Forgiveness, that noblest of all
Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another.
The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
The world itself is but a large prison,
The world itself is but a large prison, out of which some are daily led to execution.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
