I'd sold my soul to get out of detention.

Police in China can do whatever they want; after 81 days in arbitrary detention you clearly realise that they don't have to obey their…

— Ai Weiwei

Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybody, whatever his or…

— Shirin Ebadi

I went to live with my grandparents when my parents threw me out. Then I went to prison at the age of 17, to…

— Bez

“You're my friend, Dani. that's what we do. 'sides how can i love you forever if you're always stuck in detention alone?”

— Angela Fristoe

Gang members aren't frightened into acceptable behavior by increased penalties, enhanced punishments, and the promise of new detention facilities.

— Greg Boyle

“Detention, Saturday night, my office,” said Snape. “I do not take cheek from anyone, Potter . . . not even ‘the Chosen One.’ ”

— J.K. Rowling

I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like…

— Maggie Grace

Yesterday I, along with a bipartisan Congressional Delegation of lawmakers, inspected the detention facilities at Guantanamo used to house individuals detained in the War…

— Jim Ryun

Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.

— Najib Razak

“Tell her I got detention for defending her honour," Alec shouted in the distance. "Did he really?" "Well, he got detention, but mostly for…

— Cecily White

One of the saddest and most damaging legacies of the [George W.] Bush administration is the increased assertion of the "state secrets" privilege, which…

— Edward Snowden

Arresting and detaining these dangerous people can make sense, at least until a final decision is reached on their deportation. However, such detention must…

— Otto Schily

The U.N. [the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention] has looked into this whole situation. They spent eighteen months in formal, adversarial litigation.…

— Julian Assange

We who advocate peace are becoming an irrelevance when we speak peace. The government speaks rubber bullets, live bullets, tear gas, police dogs, detention,…

— Desmond Tutu

The atmosphere of fear and security manipulated by the government has converted American citizens into terrorist suspects who are all subject to arbitrary and…

— Richard A. Falk