Prison Reform

Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, aiming at a more effective penal system.

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Famous quotes containing the words prison and/or reform:

    “They are sworn enemies of lyric poetry.
    In prison they accompany the jailer,
    Enter cells to hear confessions.
    Their short-end comes down
    When you least expect it.”
    —Charles Simic (b. 1938)

    “He reckoned a body could reform the old man with a shot-gun, maybe, but he didn’t know no other way.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)