The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
I have never been contained except I
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
Faults of the head are punished in this
Faults of the head are punished in this world, those of the heart in another; but as most of our vices are compound, so also is their punishment.
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.
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.
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
It is the spirit and not the form of law
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
Crimes lead one into another; they who
Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.
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.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
Body is a home, a prison and a grave.
The degree of civilization in a society
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
I can tell you this on a stack of
I can tell you this on a stack of Bibles: prisons are archaic, brutal, unregenerative, overcrowded hell holes where the inmates are treated like animals with absolutely not one humane thought given to what they are going to do once they are released. You're an animal in a cage and you're treated like one.
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.
I have been studying how I may compare
I have been studying how I may compare This prison where I live unto the world; And, for because the world is populous, And here is not a creature but myself, I cannot do it. Yet I'll hammer it out.
I don't like jail, they got the wrong
I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there.
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.
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.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
If you share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
Society has used the juvenile courts to
Society has used the juvenile courts to create a caste system where there are throw-away people.
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit
To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.
On average, drug prisoners spend more
On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.
