Punishment, that is the justice for the
Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.
I was in prison, and you came unto me.
I was in prison, and you came unto me. Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
~(Jesus Christ) Matthew 25:36, 40
The English laws punish vice; the
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
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.
The world is a prison in which solitary
The world is a prison in which solitary confinement is preferable.
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.
Concepts of justice must have hands and
Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. That is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
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.
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.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
It is not at the table, but in prison,
It is not at the table, but in prison, that you learn who your true friends are.
The refined punishments of the spiritual
The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
Prison continues, on those who are
Prison continues, on those who are entrusted to it, a work begun elsewhere, which the whole of society pursues on each individual through innumerable mechanisms of discipline.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.
A Sunday school is a prison in which
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
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.
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
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.