Hanging was the worst use a man could be
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
The worst of prison life, he thought,
The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.
On a planet that increasingly resembles
On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.
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.
Justice is justice though it's always
Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
A variety in punishment is of utility,
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
He who does not prevent a crime when he
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
To be in prison so long, it's difficult
To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
The severest justice may not always be
The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
In a civilized society, all crimes are
In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.
It was only when I lay there on the
It was only when I lay there on the rotting prison straw that I sensed within myself the first stirrings of good. Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not between states nor between social classes nor between political parties, but right through every human heart, through all human hearts. And that is why I turn back to the years of my imprisonment and say, sometimes to the astonishment of those about me, bless you, prison, for having been a part of my life.
We're in a war. People who blast some
We're in a war. People who blast some pot on a casual basis are guilty of treason.
Wherever any one is against his will,
Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
History is full of people who went to
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
It isn't true that convicts live like
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Well does Heaven have care that no man
Well does Heaven have care that no man secures happiness by crime.
Once we are destined to live out our
Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.
How dreadful it is when the right judge
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong.
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.
Reality becomes a prison to those who
Reality becomes a prison to those who can’t get out of it.
If we were brought to trial for the
If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
