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Jessica Mitford was an English author known for her critical analysis of the middle class. Her work spanned a variety of subjects, including social commentary, history, and biography. Born on September 11, 1917, she passed away on July 22, 1996.

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“the prison system, inherently unjust and inhumane, is the ultimate expression of injustice and inhumanity in the society at large.”

Expression Ultimate Prison Injustice Unjust Inhumanity Inhumane Prison System

Book:Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

Source: Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

“Society created the prison in its own image; will history, with its penchant for paradox, reverse those roles?”

Roles Prison Paradox Reverse

Book:Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

Source: Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

“Prison walls are meant not only to keep convicts in, but to keep the would-be investigator out.”

Would Be Wall Prison Convicts Investigators Prison Walls

Book:Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

Source: Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

“The character and mentality of the keepers may be of more importance in understanding prisons than the character and mentality of the kept.”

May Character Understanding Importance Prison Mentality Keepers

Book:Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

Source: Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

“When is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When "Somebody Up There" - a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator - so decrees.”

Government Crime Prison Tyranny Dictator Pope Legislators Decree Monarchs

Book:Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

Source: Kind and usual punishment: the prison business

About the Author

Born: September 11, 1917
Died: July 22, 1996
Known for: Author
Quotes: 28

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