Working in a prison, is, to my mind, similar in ways to working in a coal mine. It's going to scare away a lot of people.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Prison works.
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.
It's a monstrous idea to put people in prison and keep them there.
I've worked in the prison system for five years, and most of those folks in prison didn't have a direction.
People always think about what prison is. What prison really is - it's not a physical challenge, it's mental.
Prisons and jails, I tend to feel that you're actually safer as a journalist than you might think, certainly more than it appears.
By and large, prisons are survivable, though hope is indeed what you need least upon entering here; a lump of sugar would be more useful.
We need prisons because there are some hardcore criminals, but I never met a guy who has been in jail that came out with a smile on his face thinking, 'Right, that's it - now I am going to be good!'
The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.
Prison is a recruitment center for the army of crime. That is what it achieves.