Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
There are only two places in the world
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.
Two men look out the same prison bars;
Two men look out the same prison bars; one sees mud and the other stars.
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't
Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts.
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.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
One crime has to be concealed by
One crime has to be concealed by another.
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.
I never told a victim story about my
I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
A just chastisement may benefit a man,
A just chastisement may benefit a man, though it seldom does; but an unjust one changes all his blood to gall.
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.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
Hard cases, it is said, make bad law.
To seek the redress of grievances by
To seek the redress of grievances by going to law, is like sheep running for shelter to a bramble bush.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
If punishment reaches not the mind and
If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender.
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.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
When is conduct a crime, and when is a
When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
Crimes generally punish themselves.
While crime is punished it yet
While crime is punished it yet increases.
Assassination is the extreme form of
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
