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.
Probably the only place where a man can
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
The number of laws is constantly growing
The number of laws is constantly growing in all countries and, owing to this, what is called crime is very often not a crime at all, for it contains no element of violence or harm.
A man will be imprisoned in a room with
A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards, as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
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 severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
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.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
Clemency alone makes us equal to the
Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods.
By noiselessly going to a prison a
By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere.
There is no peace because the making of
There is no peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison and death in its wake.
No obligation to justice does force a
No obligation to justice does force a man to be cruel, or to use the sharpest sentence.
The worst of prison life, he thought,
The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.
We don't seem to be able to check crime,
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
Pardon is the virtue of victory.
The power of punishment is to silence,
The power of punishment is to silence, not to confute.
America is the land of the second chance
America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
He who opens a school door, closes a
He who opens a school door, closes a prison.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
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.
The object of punishment is prevention
The object of punishment is prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
He who profits by a crime commits it.
