In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
Every instance of a man's suffering the
Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.
The only difference between me and my
The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail.
The idea that the sole aim of punishment
The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime can be prevented, which is almost as dubious as the notion that poverty can be prevented.
No written law has been more binding
No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
I submit that an individual who breaks a
I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
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.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
If punishment reaches not the mind and
If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender.
One of the many lessons that one learns
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.
To be in prison so long, it's difficult
To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
Corporal punishment falls far more
Corporal punishment falls far more heavily than most weighty pecuniary penalty.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
One crime is everything; two nothing.
I existed in a world that never is - the
I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
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.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
There are only two places in the world
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
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.
Care should be taken that the punishment
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.
The reformative effect of punishment is
The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because it is so satisfying to our sadistic impulses.
