Conditions Quote by Howard Zinn

“I am convinced that imprisonment is a way of pretending to solve the problem of crime. It does nothing for the victims of crime,…

— Howard Zinn

“Having described the unprecedented scale of imprisonment in America, we may still ask: is America’s use of imprisonment really a justifiable (and effective) solution…

— David Cay Johnston

“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

Let us be clear. Prison works. It ensures that we are protected from murderers, muggers and rapists, and it makes many who are tempted…

— Michael Howard

“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

... 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

Imprisonment, as it exists today, is a worse crime than any of those committed by its victims.

— George Bernard Shaw

“On the individual level, violence is driven by shame, isolation, exposure to violence, and an inability to meet one’s economic needs—factors that are also…

— Danielle Sered

Imprisonment has become the response of first resort to far too many of our social problems.

— Angela Davis

To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an…

— Nelson Mandela

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

— Pius Langa

The U.S. incarceration binge is not tied to crime. It's a strategy to control the surplus population in a capitalist system that is breaking…

— Jerry Brown