If punishment reaches not the mind and
If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender.
Show me the prison, Show me the jail,
Show me the prison, Show me the jail, Show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale. And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why And there, but for fortune, go you or I.
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch;
Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
Man is condemned to be free.
Man is condemned to be free.
It is true you cannot eat freedom and
It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
Everyone is a prisoner of his own
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.
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.
The best situation of all, and one
The best situation of all, and one frequently utilized, is for jails and prisons to allow volunteer ministers of all faiths to enter prisons and offer their services to the inmates who want them. That way, the religious needs of inmates are met but without government funds being spent.
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us,
If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!
Let us remember that justice must be
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
Most people fancy themselves innocent of
The law does not pretend to punish
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenseless!
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.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
We judge ourselves by what we feel
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Fear can be like a prison. It is,
Fear can be like a prison. It is, however, a self made prison. Many are imprisoned by fear. No one else can liberate them from this prison. Others may inspire them but they must liberate themselves.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
There is no greater punishment of
There is no greater punishment of wickedness that that it is dissatisfied with itself and its deeds.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Justice renders to every one his due.
Self is the only prison that can bind
Self is the only prison that can bind the soul.
