Murder in the First

"The definition of rehabilitate: To restore to a state of physical, mental, and moral health through treatment and training."

"When you try to win, sometimes you lose sight of the goal."

"Unlike many men who lived long after, Henri Young did not die in vain. In the end he was not afraid. He lived and he died in triumph. If only we could all do that."

"Charles Dickens once said that solitary confinement was inhumane. Seven months later, the Supreme Court agreed. As a a result of the facts brought out in the trail of The People vs. Young, the dungeons of Alcatraz were closed forever. Associate warden Glenn was brought up on charges of mistreatment. He was found guilty. He would never work in the penal system again. I remained in private practice. I also became a baseball fan. You did it, Henri!"

"Action: I won. Reaction: you can't never take that away from me."

"I got nothin'. I got nobody. I don't need a lawyer, I need a friend."

"Some men are broken by the laws that they break, unable to resist the forces that are pulling them down. Other men live by the rules that society sets down. You're not one of them."

"Judge Clawson: I do not need you to tell me what is, or is not okay. In this courtroom, I am the one who decides what is, or is not okay. Okay?"

"Blanche, Hooker: Honey, you're gonna have to get it up first. It's like trying to stick an oyster into a slot machine."

"They locked him up. They crushed his spirit. But they couldn't hide the truth."

"One was condemned. The other was determined. Two men whose friendship gave them the will to take on the system."

"The trial that brought down Alcatraz."

""I accuse Alcatraz of crimes against humanity." – The lawyer "I was a weapon, but I ain't no killer." – The accused "I am not on trial here." – The warden"

"One broke his silence. The other broke the system."

"Kevin Bacon – Henri Young"

"Christian Slater – James Stamphill"

"Gary Oldman – Milton Glenn"

"Embeth Davidtz – Mary McCasslin"

"William H. Macy – D.A. William McNeil"

"Stephen Tobolowsky – Mr. Henkin"

"Brad Dourif – Byron Stamphill"

"R. Lee Ermey – Judge Clawson"

"Mia Kirshner – Adult Rosetta Young"

"Ben Slack – Jerry Hoolihan"

"Stefan Gierasch – Warden James Humson"

"Kyra Sedgwick – Blanche, Hooker"