“All these institutions [prisons] seemed purposely invented for the production of depravity and vice, condensed to such a degree that no other… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Jails and prisons are unique medical ecosystems. Many of the people who end up there are already in shaky health from drug… — Maryn McKenna Copy Share Image
Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings. Homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, mental illness, and illiteracy are only a few… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
“All across America public libraries were, and are, being shut down, while prisons-with libraries-were, and are, being built. This has been a… — Avi Steinberg Copy Share Image
Solitary confinement is too terrible a punishment to inflict on any human being, no matter what his crime. Hardened criminals in the… — Emmeline Pankhurst Copy Share Image
Prisons where people can't even work is the worst punishment you can think of. And I don't think we should put all… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I didn't realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Didn't even realize it. Most of… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
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