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Prisons Quotes

Words on confinement, justice, and life behind bars

These prisons quotes weigh confinement against justice, from calls to fund schools over jails to reflections on what it's like to know Confinement from the inside.

It's simple: put the money into schools and not prisons.

Quotes by Ty Dolla Sign

The world of womens' prisons is indeed a microcosm.

Quotes by Susanna Moore

Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons.

Richard Wright

I don't think women's prisons are environments for dance routines, and I don't think mass murder is humorous.

Quotes by Natalie Merchant

Confinement Quotes

I know prisons from the inside.

Quotes by Jose Mujica

Prisons are fascinating places, especially when the inmates are educated white-collar types.

Quotes by John Grisham

No funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.

Quotes by Jerry Weller

More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty.

Quotes by Jerry Weller

Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?

Quotes by Jerry Brown

Emotion Quotes

Jails and prisons are the complement of schools; so many less as you have of the latter, so many more must you have of the former.

Quotes by Horace Mann

Illegal immigrants are using our resources, taking our jobs, filling our schools, our hospitals and our prisons, and we are paying for it all.

Quotes by Dan Benishek

All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation.

Quotes by Conrad Black

What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer.

Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

Quotes by Angela Davis

Identity Quotes

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

Quotes by Angela Davis

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do these prisons quotes focus on?
They range from arguments for funding schools over prisons to firsthand reflections on knowing confinement from the inside, plus commentary on how women's prisons get portrayed in entertainment.
Do any of these quotes take a political stance on incarceration?
No - the page stays neutral, focusing on personal experience and general questions of justice rather than any specific policy position.
Is there a quote about women's prisons?
Yes, two samples touch on women's prisons, with one noting it can feel like its own self-contained world.
What related topics pair well with prisons quotes?
If confinement resonates with you, our Confinement quotes explore the feeling more broadly, while our Justice quotes look at fairness in the system.
Are these quotes from real public figures?
Yes, every quote is drawn from real statements, kept exactly as spoken rather than rewritten or exaggerated.

Some also touch on media portrayals of women's prisons and questions of Identity and Justice within the system.