Educated Quote by John Grisham

There are hundreds of prisons - sexual, political, cultural. But being a prisoner also gives you impetus.

— Gerald Stern

Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're black and Latino.

— Lisa Bonet

Over the course of my career, which is about 40 years, I've visited plenty of prisons and I know what they're like.

— Kate Mulgrew

I'm an educated man, the prisons I know are subtle ones.

— Roberto Bolano

One of the reasons that so many people of color and poor people are in prison is that the deindustrialization of the economy has…

— Angela Davis

The prison-industrial complex employs millions of people directly and indirectly. Judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, prison guards, construction companies that build prisons, police, probation officers,…

— Michelle Alexander

Prison has a universal fascination. It's a real-life horror story because, given the right set of circumstances, anyone could find themselves behind bars.

— Wentworth Miller

Being incarcerated does not mean being devoid of the capacity to learn, grow, and think, and it's critical that prisons provide spaces where learning…

— Clint Smith

Though you'd never know it from reading the academic literature, some people in minority communities even see prison as potentially positive for individuals as…

— Heather Mac Donald

Schools resemble the culture of prisons.

— Henry Giroux

Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.

— Angela Davis

People who end up in our prisons tend to come from the most difficult backgrounds. They did not have the parental support as they…

— Chris Grayling