Crime Quote by Lewis E. Lawes

“In seeking to severely penalize criminals society by putting the criminals away behind safe walls actually provide them with the means of greater strength…

— Jack Kerouac

I believe prisons have emerged as a new frontline in the fight against crime. The fact is, new technology and sophisticated approaches mean that…

— David Gauke

“Aren't we all in varying degrees, captives in our own personal prisons, bound by our limiting habits?”

— Ruthy Alon

“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

“Prison administration is concerned with this phase of procedure because of the generally accepted notion--in and out of prisons--that money can get away with…

— Lewis E. Lawes

“We must all accept responsibility for our actions, else the world becomes unlivable. Yet it would be a tremendous social advance if we made…

— Gabor Maté

We must be particularly careful when we enact policies in response to a specific crime, a specific type of crime, or crime wave simply…

— Michelle Lujan Grisham

“Nothing about the daily workings of the prison system focuses its inhabitants’ attention on what life back on the outside, as a free citizen,…

— Piper Kerman

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

— Pius Langa

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

“if I've learned anything through all this, it's that you can't build walls around the people you care about. You can't do it to…

— Kay Hooper

“There are many, many ways to be imprisoned. You don’t need fences, handcuffs, chains, or steel bars. Your heart or your own mind can…

— Cary Allen Stone