Tommy Chong Quotes

Prison has a universal fascination. It's a real-life horror story because, given the right set of circumstances, anyone could find themselves behind bars.

I should still be in jail.

I've definitely become more aware of the penal system and more aware of what life could be like inside a prison.

I spent five years of my youth in prison - some very bad prisons.

I know prisons from the inside.

I grew to manhood in the Ohio State Penitentiary.

I mean I've never been thrown in jail in New York or Los Angeles.

I went to prison, I paid my bill.

I had never believed that I would go to jail.

Prison works.

No one cares about you when you're in jail.

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

As soon as I ended up being incarcerated, I said, you know, this is not the life for me.

I was gladly cuffed, shackled, loaded into the caged bus and driven through the main gate of Bare Hill Correctional Facility for what I pray to God will be forever.

People in general have a preconceived idea of what prison is, from seeing documentaries or whatever.

My occupation now, I suppose, is jail inmate.

So for you people who are filled with fear that I might someday be released: breathe easy, I don't see it happening.

Yeah, I've gotten a few letters from prison.

I get a lot of calls from families and people who have served time and they say, 'Thank you, Sheriff. I hate the tents.' That's music to my ears.

We make no apology for people who should be in prison being in prison.

Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?

I'm a prosecutor first and foremost, and as a judge, I put people in jail for extended periods of time when that was appropriate.

Prison opened my eyes to so many things. It was a great time. I met interesting people. I got to understand the behaviour of the police and the media. I am an observer of the human race.

Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought.

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