Civil disobedience Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

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

— Angela Davis

“[Prison] relieves us of the responsibility of seriously engaging with the problems of our society, especially those produced by racism and, increasingly, global capitalism.”

— Angela Y. Davis

The well understood equity as well as interest of society demand that we work on much more to prevent crime and offenses than to…

— African Spir

“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

Prison is a Socialist paradise where equality prevails, everything is supplied, and competition is eliminated.

— Elbert Hubbard

Unless we maintain correctional institutions of such character that they create respect for law and government instead of breeding resentment and a desire for…

— Mary B. Harris

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.

— Jay Weatherill

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

We can't just rail against crime. We must speak of the root problems - devastating family breakup, an insidious culture of violence that cheapens…

— Frank Wolf

I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.

— Angela Davis

I want to see prisoners getting support that is every bit as good as that which they would receive from the NHS in the…

— Chris Grayling

The hazards of the generalized prisoner's dilemma are removed by the match between the right and the good.

— John Rawls