Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not
The thoughts of a prisoner - they're not free either. They keep returning to the same things.
And while God had work for Paul, he
And while God had work for Paul, he found him friends both in court and prison. Let persecutors send saints to prison, God can provide a keeper for their turn.
Justice is that virtue of the soul which
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
I never saw a man who looked With such a
I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
In prison, you get the chance to see who
In prison, you get the chance to see who really loves you.
Well, I don't think prisons are the
Well, I don't think prisons are the answer to everything, obviously.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
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.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
Adversities such as being homeless and
Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
If you share the crime of your friend,
If you share the crime of your friend, you make it your own.
To trial bring her stolen charms, and
To trial bring her stolen charms, and let her prison be my arms.
I wrote a million words in the first
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
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.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
The power of punishment is to silence,
The power of punishment is to silence, not to confute.
The only real prison is fear, and the
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
It is certain that the study of human
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
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?
The perfection of a thing consists in
The perfection of a thing consists in its essence; there are perfect criminals, as there are men of perfect probity.
