170 Movie Quotes about Jail (+ Sound Clips) - page 16

Updated: Jul 18, 2026

Memorable quotes about jail, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

151 Is he over at the jail? -He's still sheriff, though I don't know why.

John Wayne as Cole Thornton; Charlene Holt as Maudie in El Dorado (1966)

152 Oh, I did know you were supposed to be trying to put me in jail or something, but... oh, you were so gentle about it. -Yeah. That's part of the technique.

Barbara Stanwyck as Lee Leander; Fred MacMurray as John Sargent in Remember the Night (1940)

153 Not in the modern educational system. They don't spank kids anymore. -They just send them to jail.

Cornel Wilde as Griff Marat; Patricia Knight as Jenny Marsh in Shockproof (1949)

154 (COP LAUGHING) Bye-bye, dickhead. See you in Attica, _.

Quote from Goodfellas

155 And sometimes there's a big guy named Bubba no one wants to tangle with. He'll protect you, but you have to become his sex slave and do whatever he wants.

Quote from My Cousin Vinny

156 Shut up, Lucy, you know it's against the rules to remind inmates what they're here for.

Quote from Lady Gangster (1942)

157 Shoe program, _h! 23-Hour lock down!

Quote from Training Day (2001)

158 That rum head spent 20 years in jail for poisoning a kid.

Quote from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

159 You may have to pay some back taxes, a big fine, but there will be no prison. Okay.

Quote from Scarface (1983)

160 Your Honor, as you can see, my clients are elderly and infirm. Any incarceration could pose a serious health risk.

Quote from Casino (1995)