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.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
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.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
One man meets an infamous punishment for
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem upon another.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
Distrust all in whom the impulse to
Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.
Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
When it comes to freedom, we are but
When it comes to freedom, we are but prisoners of our own desires.
To make punishments efficacious, two
To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.
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.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
The only effect of public punishment is
The only effect of public punishment is to show the rabble how bravely it can be borne; and that every one who hath lost a toe-nail hath suffered worse.
I just remember that disturbing feeling
I just remember that disturbing feeling of walking into that prison, the complete loss of privacy, the complete loss of stimulation, dignity.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
We who live in prison, and in whose
We who live in prison, and in whose lives there is no event but sorrow, have to measure time by throbs of pain, and the record of bitter moments.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the murderer like the voice of solitude.
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us,
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!
The common argument that crime is caused
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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.
No matter how you seem to fatten on a
No matter how you seem to fatten on a crime, that can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive.
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.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
