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The penitentiary personnel tried to take care of it themselves, but the flames were too strong and we had to wait for the arrival of the firefighters to control the situation. – Colombian Justice Minister Wilson Ruiz	Found on CNN 1 year ago
He's a free man. He was released a couple of hours ago from Angola State Penitentiary. – Malcolm Larvadain	Found on CNN 2 years ago
He is his own most dangerous enemy if he gets on the witness stand, that's what could trigger a ride to the penitentiary. Judges do not like perjury. – Stephen Komie	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If they return to Brazil, they will get a one-way ticket to a federal penitentiary. – Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
He is threatening the penitentiary officers and he, he makes all kinds of arrogant accusations, for example he says, he is saying that he will put a drill to the head of the officer. – Sergei Lavrov	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Oakland Hills looked more like a penitentiary than a golf course. – Dan Jenkins	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
My client and I hope that he is sentenced to the absolute maximum federal penitentiary time. – Michael Avenatti	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Prisons are designed to punish, to keep people afraid, to deter, this prison changed everything though. The people who built this prison said 'why not rehabilitate, why not inspire penance?' So they built this building calling it a penitentiary. The prison at that time was state-of-the-art, revolutionary and the most expensive in the world. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William Slick Willie Sutton. Sutton, in fact, was part of a 1945 jailbreak. He and 11 other prisoners built a tunnel they thought would carry them to freedom. Instead, within months after the well-planned escape, all 12 inmates who broke out were caught and returned. Slick Willie was captured just 3 minutes after breaking free. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William. – Sean Kelley	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
This is the criminal left that belongs not in a dormitory, but in a penitentiary. The criminal left is not a problem to be solved by the Department of Philosophy or the Department of Englishit is a problem for the Department of Justice. Black or white, the criminal left is interested in power. It is not interested in promoting the renewal and reforms that make democracy work; it is interested in promoting those collisions and conflict that tear democracy apart. – Spiro Agnew	added by anonymous 10 years ago
All [zoos] actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling. – H. L. Mencken	added by anonymous 13 years ago
All zoos actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling. – H.L. Mencken	added by anonymous 14 years ago

The penitentiary personnel tried to take care of it themselves, but the flames were too strong and we had to wait for the arrival of the firefighters to control the situation.

– Colombian Justice Minister Wilson Ruiz

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He's a free man. He was released a couple of hours ago from Angola State Penitentiary.

– Malcolm Larvadain

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He is his own most dangerous enemy if he gets on the witness stand, that's what could trigger a ride to the penitentiary. Judges do not like perjury.

– Stephen Komie

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If they return to Brazil, they will get a one-way ticket to a federal penitentiary.

– Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

He is threatening the penitentiary officers and he, he makes all kinds of arrogant accusations, for example he says, he is saying that he will put a drill to the head of the officer.

– Sergei Lavrov

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Oakland Hills looked more like a penitentiary than a golf course.

– Dan Jenkins

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

My client and I hope that he is sentenced to the absolute maximum federal penitentiary time.

– Michael Avenatti

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Prisons are designed to punish, to keep people afraid, to deter, this prison changed everything though. The people who built this prison said 'why not rehabilitate, why not inspire penance?' So they built this building calling it a penitentiary. The prison at that time was state-of-the-art, revolutionary and the most expensive in the world. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William Slick Willie Sutton. Sutton, in fact, was part of a 1945 jailbreak. He and 11 other prisoners built a tunnel they thought would carry them to freedom. Instead, within months after the well-planned escape, all 12 inmates who broke out were caught and returned. Slick Willie was captured just 3 minutes after breaking free. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William.

– Sean Kelley

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

This is the criminal left that belongs not in a dormitory, but in a penitentiary. The criminal left is not a problem to be solved by the Department of Philosophy or the Department of Englishit is a problem for the Department of Justice. Black or white, the criminal left is interested in power. It is not interested in promoting the renewal and reforms that make democracy work; it is interested in promoting those collisions and conflict that tear democracy apart.

– Spiro Agnew

added by anonymous
10 years ago

All [zoos] actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling.

– H. L. Mencken

added by anonymous
13 years ago

All zoos actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling.

– H.L. Mencken

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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