The public have more interest in the
The public have more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.
I asked a man in prison once how he
I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
When is conduct a crime, and when is a
When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
They're not supposed to show prison
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find
It is hard, but it is excellent, to find the right knowledge of when correction is necessary and when grace doth most avail.
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.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
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.
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.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
He had drawn many a thousand of these
He had drawn many a thousand of these rations in prisons and camps, and though he'd never had an opportunity to weight them on scales, and although, being a man of timid nature, he knew no way of standing up for his rights, he, like every other prisoner, had discovered long ago that honest weight was never to be found in the bread-cutting. There was short weight in every ration. The only point was how short. So every day you took a look to soothe your soul - today, maybe, they haven't snitched any.
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.
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.
You utter a vow, or forge a signature,
You utter a vow, or forge a signature, and you may find yourself bound for life to a monastery, a woman, or prison.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
I can tell you this on a stack of
I can tell you this on a stack of Bibles: prisons are archaic, brutal, unregenerative, overcrowded hell holes where the inmates are treated like animals with absolutely not one humane thought given to what they are going to do once they are released. You're an animal in a cage and you're treated like one.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
Overlook our deeds, since you know that
Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination.
