Accused Quote by Huey Newton

I've definitely become more aware of the penal system and more aware of what life could be like inside a prison.

— Dean Winters

When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the…

— Flavor Flav

In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.

— Merle Haggard

After six prison commitments, at the end of those, I was more broken than when I went into the system.

— Susan Burton

I was in the courtroom prosecuting violent felonies for well over a decade.

— Nancy Grace

I just spent 11 and a half months in a maximum-security jail, got shot five times, and was wrongly convicted of a crime I…

— Tupac Shakur

“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

I've worked in the prison system for five years, and most of those folks in prison didn't have a direction.

— Stedman Graham

I've had family members entangled with the criminal justice system.

— Ritchie Torres

I got over 20 people out of prison, some with life sentences and others based on getting their sentences reduced.

— Isaac Wright Jr

Lots of people think I went to prison. I never went to prison. I was in jail without bail.

— Bobby Seale

I'm speaking for everyone who has ever been incarcerated, especially those who are innocent or have been overly charged.

— Isaac Wright Jr