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 only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
We are prisoners of ideas.
We are prisoners of ideas.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
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.
Three hundred years ago a prisoner
Three hundred years ago a prisoner condemned to the Tower of London carved on the wall of his cell this sentiment to keep up his spirits during his long imprisonment: “It is not adversity that kills, but the impatience with which we bear adversity.”
The perfection of a thing consists in
The perfection of a thing consists in its essence; there are perfect criminals, as there are men of perfect probity.
Oh who is that young sinner with the
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrist? And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists? And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air? Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
Intellectual despair results in neither
Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent to one's rage; whether one only wants to wander like madmen around prisons, or whether one wants to overturn them.
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.
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?
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.
Fast closed with double grills
Fast closed with double grills
And triple gates – the cell
To wicked souls is hell;
But to a mind that's innocent
'Tis only iron, wood and stone.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
