Community Quote by Susan Rosenberg

Prison opened my eyes to so many things. It was a great time. I met interesting people. I got to understand the behaviour of…

— Jonathan King

Everybody knows that prison is not a good place for anyone, and nobody would feel proud to be there. But I'd like to mention…

— Mohammad Amir

Each time I left prison, I left with the resolve to get my life together, to get a job, to get back on track.…

— Susan Burton

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

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

— Jack Abbott

When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both.

— Nelson Mandela

Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need…

— J. B. Pritzker

I had an empathy for prisoners and did concerts for them back when I thought that it would make a difference - you know?…

— Johnny Cash

I think my attitude to human beings has changed since leaving prison.

— Jeffrey Archer

Community service has been a great thing for me.

— Baker Mayfield

I'm a prison abolitionist because the prison system as it is set up is just not working. It's horrible.

— Ava DuVernay

“A lengthy term of community service working with addicts on the outside would probably have driven the same truth home and been a hell…

— Piper Kerman