When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
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.
There are few better measures of the
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
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.
It is impossible to go through life
It is impossible to go through life without trust: That is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
History is full of people who went to
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
If we look at Houston, which is a very
If we look at Houston, which is a very environmentally toxic place, we find that it has one of the highest levels of young men going to prison and also among the highest levels of illiteracy in the country.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
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.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
It is more dangerous that even a guilty
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
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 thoughts of a prisoner - they're not
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
Women now have choices. They can be
Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we've always had: work, or prison.
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.
It is better that ten guilty persons
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
