Men In Jail Quotes

8 quotes from 8 authors

These eight voices pull back the curtain on what it means to be a man locked up, from the absurdity of media hype to the subtle power of personal style. If you’re curious about how society frames incarceration, you might also enjoy the deeper dives on Crime and Punishment or Social Stereotypes.

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What the hell is wrong with you people? Every famous nigga that gets arrested is not Nelson Mandela! Yes, the government conspires…

Huey Freeman

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“Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing To do a dull thing with…

Charles Bukowski

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When a person goes to a country and finds their newspapers filled with nothing but good news, he can bet there are…

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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As long as society tells men to be the salespersons of sex, it is sexist for society to put only men in…

Warren Farrell

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“Our prison population, in fact, is now the biggest in the history of human civilization. There are more people in the United…

Matt Taibbi

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Let's also say that the Justice Department and the courts are making sure, as I've said in a speech before, that when…

Barack Obama

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Sometimes the stereotypes that a lot of people have are of black men in jail or who don't take care of their…

Morris Chestnut

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Eddie Conway is central to my first memories. My parents used to take me to, when it was open, the Baltimore city…

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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