Change Quote by Roger Avary

My incarceration was actually a positive thing from the beginning. I needed a gimmick to get my act going again, it gave me material.

— Tommy Chong

One of the things about incarceration is that you're deprived. You lose all of your identity, and then its given back one day, and…

— Susan Burton

I don't believe anyone can go through the prison experience without being changed by it. The experience becomes part of your identity forever.

— Patricia McConnell

When I was in the penitentiary after being accused of killing a policeman, I was more in the system in the penitentiary than ever.

— Huey Newton

Prison was a blessing. Going to prison was the greatest thing that happened to me. It showed me that I wasn't infallible. It showed…

— Rick James

When I got to jail, it was a blessing in disguise because it made me reevaluate and check who I am as a person.

— Troy Deeney

My continued incarceration has served some good purposes. My defense committee has served as a training ground for other organizers in their defense of…

— Leonard Peltier

Incarceration is supposed to keep the community safe from your behavior.

— Judy Sheindlin

I feel that if I ever did adjust to prison, I could by that alone never adjust to society.

— Jack Abbott

I want to look at the community I came from and what role incarceration has played there.

— Roger Ross Williams

Street life gave you that hustle to grind it out. Fake friends gave you eyes behind your back. Incarceration gave you the ability to…

— Gee Linder

I was already a wreck when I went in, and prison nearly destroyed what little was left of me. I was worse when I…

— Patricia McConnell