Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
The torment of human frustration,
The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and 'mangled mind' leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
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.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
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.
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.
On a planet that increasingly resembles
On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.
No obligation to justice does force a
No obligation to justice does force a man to be cruel, or to use the sharpest sentence.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can
To be at peace in crime! Ah, who can thus flatter himself.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
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.
Organized crime in America takes in over
Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.
Every crime has, in the moment of its
Every crime has, in the moment of its perpetration, Its own avenging angel--dark misgiving, An ominous sinking at the inmost heart.
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten
Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit; But life, being weary of these worldly bars, Never lacks power to dismiss itself.
Prison, dungeons, blessed places where
Prison, dungeons, blessed places where evil is impossible because they are the crossroads of all the evil in the world. One cannot commit evil in hell.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
We have initiated programs for re-entry
We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community.
Crime is a logical extension of the sort
Crime is a logical extension of the sort of behavior that often [is] considered perfectly respectable in legitimate business.
Women have worked hard; starved in
Women have worked hard; starved in prison; given of their time and lives that we might sit in the House of Commons and take part in the legislating of this country.
