Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
It becomes not a law-maker to be a
It becomes not a law-maker to be a law-breaker.
Since 1957, black people have
Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans in prison. They represent more than half the population of prisoners in the country, 55 percent of those on death row.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
There is no peace because the making of
There is no peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison and death in its wake.
No crime has been without a precedent.
No crime has been without a precedent.
Corporal punishment falls far more
Corporal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit; But life, being weary of these worldly bars, Never lacks power to dismiss itself.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
A country is in a bad state, which is
A country is in a bad state, which is governed only by laws; because a thousand things occur for which laws cannot provide, and where authority ought to interpose.
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.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
It is certain that the study of human
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.
We have our own system, ... and
We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government by revealing things the government might not wish to have revealed. The important thing is that our system, under which journalists can write without fear or favor, should continue.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
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.
