Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. — William Blake Copy Share Image
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons. — Richard Wright Copy Share Image
“The years go by too quickly to waste them in silent prisons of hate.” — Karen Kingsbury Copy Share Image
Some prisons don't allow guitar because the strings can be detached and used as weapons. — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
The conditions in the prisons operated by the Mississippi Department of Corrections are absolutely inhumane and unconstitutional. — Yo Gotti Copy Share Image
Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're black and… — Lisa Bonet Copy Share Image
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison. — William Glasser Copy Share Image
'Lockup,' inside America's supersize prisons on MSNBC, is one of my favorite shows. I get a lot of my inspiration for Blair… — Stephanie Savage Copy Share Image
I lived in a kind of a middle class home, and I didn't really have a lot of experience with the justice… — Maya Moore Copy Share Image
All prisons that have existed in our society to date put people away as no human being should ever be put away. — Barbara Deming Copy Share Image
The U.S. prison system, over all, disproportionately affects black and brown people, but people of color are overrepresented to a greater degree… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
A lot of those old, 19th-century sanitariums, mental institutions, there are a number of them left here, old prisons, things like that,… — Josh Gates Copy Share Image
We're being subject to incredible amounts of surveillance, the police are taking on draconian powers and violating our rights. I think this… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
It is shocking how much a day-care center is like a prison. They both have security cameras with walled exercise yards. Prisons… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
“Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion. Las prisiones son edificadas con piedras de la Ley, los… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“...the court, as now constituted, would be meaningless without the jail which gives it its power. But if there is anything I… — Barbara Deming Copy Share Image
Too often reports have found that private jails and prisons are understaffed, have poor medical care, and have increased security risks, undermining… — Michelle Lujan Grisham Copy Share Image
Gaza is often described as 'the world's largest open air prison' because no one is allowed to enter or leave. But that… — Banksy Copy Share Image
And I see the - you know, when I go to the juvenile detention centers and prisons, I see people who can't… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
“Provisions for martial law and the institutions to implement a military dictatorship inside the U.S. affect all facets of our society. No… — Mae Brussell Copy Share Image
In Western Australia, minerals are being dug up from Aboriginal land and shipped to China for a profit of a billion dollars… — John Pilger Copy Share Image
Since the late 1970's, the main focus of prisons has been punishment, not rehabilitation. It's hard to believe, but you would be… — James Fox Copy Share Image
“...Rusche and Kirchheimer relate the different systems of punishment with the systems of production within which they operate: thus, in a slave… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
“Far from fading away, it appears that prisons are here to stay. And despite the unprecedented levels of incarceration in the African… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“But even if I know what governs their trajectory, if I know the rules of the movement of things and how things… — Eugène Ionesco Copy Share Image
“Although a million black men can be found in prisons and jails, public acknowledgment of the role of the criminal justice system… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“There are prisons made of iron. There are prisons made of velvet. Lucian’s house had no bars, only warmth, taste, money, and… — Valon G Copy Share Image
Prison for the crime of puberty -- that was how secondary school had seemed. — David Brin Copy Share Image
Don’t sanctuaries become prisons, and vice versa, foremost in the mind? — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
God uses prisons to train people for future roles of leadership or martyrdom. — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
“Not all prisons have bars. You should know that better than anyone, Princess.” — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
If we try to 'protect ourselves', our nation-states begin to look like prisons. — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
