Prison Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old prison quotes, prison sayings, and prison proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

There are people that are not locked up behind prison walls, and they are in prison within ourselves. Now that's prison. Corvalis G. Hodges
God brought me out of prison and blessed me where I did not have room enough to receive an overflow, where I did not have to file bankruptcy and all my debt was paid in full. Corvalis G. Hodges
Jail time can provides not only clear concise answers to your questions, fears and concerns but it also provides an ongoing reference and support system for you and your family. Michael Frantz
No matter what you now think or what people may say, there is nothing easy about spending time in prison. You and your family will face daily decisions without being able to communicate with each other. Michael Frantz
In prison, unexpected situations and complications will occur without warning. Your normal daily routine does not exist anymore. Nothing is normal. You are forced into a situation in which you have absolutely no control. Simple things like calling your family are not simple anymore. You feel isolated, lonely, detached, and helpless. Michael Frantz
Life is not easy in prison and you feelings of despair, loneliness, horror, and resentment are magnified tenfold. Michael Frantz
No one is prepared for prison life. It is not comfortable, it is not nice, but it can be bearable. Michael Frantz
Indeed, if men in prison were locked forever in their cells, shut off from all intercourse with each other, and deprived of all activities of normal life, the dimensions of the cells would be the alpha and omega of life in prison. Gresham M. Sykes
The image of the prison is supposed to check errant impulses, and again it is fear rather than morality which is expected to guide the individual in his action. Gresham M. Sykes
Prison is an instrument of the State, an organization designed to accomplish the desires of society with respect to the convicted criminal. Gresham M. Sykes
'War on Drugs' the most significant factor contributing to the rise of prison population. Demico Boothe
Back then, the federal prison system would educate inmates free of charge and made all kinds of Pell grants and financial aid available for them to be able to obtain the college degree of their choice. Demico Boothe
The prison jobs paid relatively well, especially if you worked in the Unicor factory where workers were able to make up to or above a thousand dollars a month. Demico Boothe
A person serving time could actually maintain his household on the outside, pay bills, and provide for his children from the prison job pay, or at the very least save up and have some money in his pocket when he finally walked out of prison doors. Demico Boothe
Some of America's biggest financial institutions took advantage of the prison boom. Demico Boothe
Most prisoners whom authorities designate to serve their time in minimum-security camps are given the privilege of turning themselves in to the prisons. that is, self-reporting. Louis W. Liebovich
The Bureau of Prisons operates its facilities according to the level of security it determines each prison requires. Each federal prison falls into one of five different security levels: minimum, low, medium, high, or administrative. Louis W. Liebovich
The higher the security level in an institution, the more stringent the security needs. Louis W. Liebovich
The most secure prison in the federal system is the administrative-maximum unit at Florence, Colorado, where prisoners basically are denied all human contact. Louis W. Liebovich
Prison camps are designed to hold prisoners whom the Bureau of Prisons has determined need the least amount of supervision or security. Louis W. Liebovich
Imprisonment is the ultimate sanction of the state in nearly all western nations. Ben Crewe
The prison occupies a central place in the politics of crime control. Ben Crewe
The prison has become a normal social destination for growing number of citizens. Ben Crewe
Inmates must clean their cell, because it smells like serious toe jam, just to get ready for the daily inspection. Michael Bradshaw
The know-it-all act is dangerous in the prison environment. Michael Bradshaw
Convicts have been around the system and are attempting to get their life back on track with the programs that the prison system says they need complete to be eligible for parole. Michael Bradshaw
Convicts have endured far more than what the inmates have gone through. Michael Bradshaw
A seasoned correctional officer is a person who has been in the prison system for a number of years. Michael Bradshaw
We are all prisoners but some of us are in cells with windows and some without. Khalil Gibran