Any Quote by Chris Sununu

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

Reports about very innocent people being thrown into detention, where they could be held for years without any representation or charges, is distressing.

— Dana Perino

Whilst long prison sentences will always be right for those who commit the most serious crimes, particularly of a violent or sexual nature, the…

— David Gauke

“The views of the Courts in regard to imprisonment have however undergone modification in the last ten years. Imprisonment is seen more and more…

— V.G. Hiemstra

“Longer sentences also build incarceration rates and create a chronic condition of social incapacitation for those imprisoned, as they face severe restrictions on their…

— David Cay Johnston

Holding people presumed to be innocent in jail pre-trial simply because they cannot afford to pay their bail extracts huge human and financial costs.

— Stan Van Gundy

Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the offence.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“In the criminal law [...] imprisonment should be resorted to only after the most anxious consideration.”

— Pius Langa

It is reasonable to insist that when the government deprives a person of his or her liberty? and in this case for an indefinite…

— Jeff Bingaman

... imprisonment itself, entailing loss of liberty, loss of citizenship, separation from family and loved ones, is punishment enough for most individuals, no matter…

— Mary B. Harris

No person shall be restrained of his liberty but by regular process from a court of justice, authorized by a general law. . .…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Imprisonment is the form of punishment which may detrimentally affect not only the offender but also his family and his employment and because of…

— P.W. Thirion