There's white time in jail and there's colored time in jail. The worst kind of time you can do is colored time.
— Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier)
6 seconds sound clip from the In the Heat of the Night (1967) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:43:10.361 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You know how much he's got in his pocket right now? More than $600.
- That cracker? Where'd he come off getting 600?
- You gone crazy out of your mind.
- Now, listen and hear me good, Mama, please.
- Don't make me have to send you to jail.
- Chile, you promise... Give me understandin'.
- I got used to better. You won't take it away?
- Well, I don't know his name, but she's comin' here tonight, get herself straight.
[...]