The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
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.
To try to raise a son from inside the
To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
~Jim Bakker
If two people fight on the street, whose
If two people fight on the street, whose fault is it? Who is the criminal? It is the government’s responsibility because the government has not educated the people to not make mistakes. The people have inadequate, incompetent education, so they make mistakes! It is such a fraud.
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.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
In the halls of justice, the only
In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
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.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
In my country we go to prison first and
In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
It is safer that a bad man should not be
It is safer that a bad man should not be accused, than that he should be acquitted.
Definition, rationality, and structure
Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.
Law is merely the expression of the will
Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being, and therefore laws have no fixity, but shift from generation to generation.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
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.
Liberty is rendered even more precious
Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
