,PRISONS & ,!IR ,EFFECTS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TAGS 3 MORAL & PHYSICAL1 CRIM9AL CLASS1 P5AL SY/EM1 PRISON LIFE1 FREE LABOR1 MAN1 PRISONS1 PRISON1 LABOR1 LIFE4 

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,PHOTO BY ,&REAS ,LEHN]1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,!RE IS NO QUE/ION ) :I* ,AN>*I/S >E MORE COMMONLY MET ?AN1 0,:AT IS TO BE DONE ) CRIM9ALS 9 A SOCIETY :]E !RE IS NO GOV]NM5T8 ,Y\ SAY ?AT ! PRES5T SY/EM ( CO]CION IS A CRUEL WRONG TO HUMAN NATURE2 Y\ SAY ?AT ! MASSES1 :5 !Y RISE TO OV]?R[ ! ECONOMIC TYRANNY ( ! PROP]TY [N]S1 WILL DE/ROY ALL ?IS ELABORATE MA*9]Y ( LAW-C\RT & PRISON1 & 9DE$ IT IS A FACT ?AT ! OP5+ ( PRISON DOORS HAS BE5 A PROM95T FEATURE ( POPUL> REVOLTS2 BUT SURELY Y\ CANNOT WI% & 9T5D TO LET ! CRIM9AL CLASS LOOSE UPON SOCIETY80 ,& ! MO/ SELFI% & BRUTAL ( RESPECTABLE OBJECTORS WILL GO ON DISC\RS+ AB\T ! 0CRIM9AL CLASS0 9 ! TONE ( ! ,PH>ISEE ( ALL AGES :5 BE HAS OCCASION TO ALLUDE TO ! ,PUBLICAN4 

 ,EV5 PEOPLE :OSE K9DLY DISPOSITION %R9KS FROM C>ELESSLY CONDEMN+ O!R HUMAN BE+S TO A FATE :I* !Y !MSELVES LOOK UPON ) LOA?+1 & :O >E CONSEQU5TLY DISSATISFI$ ) EXI/+ P5AL >RANGEM5TS1 >E AFRAID TO FACE ! ABOLITION ( ! 9/ITUTIONS !Y %R9K FROM & PREF] TO CONTEMPLATE SOME RE=M :I* MAY MITIGATE ! SUFF]+S ( 0CRIM9ALS40 

 ,BUT ?OSE ( \R READ]S :O >E TOO HONE/ TO TRIFLE ) !IR S5SE ( HUMANITY & JU/ICE1 & :O LONG TO FREE !MSELVES FROM ! PREJUDICES ?AT DIVIDE MAN FROM MAN1 >E PROBABLY ALREADY 9 REVOLT AGA9/ ! !ORY ?AT ANY CLASS ( M5 %\LD BE TREAT$ AS SOCIAL SCAPEGOATS ON :OM IS LAID ! BURD5 & PA9 ( ! ]RORS & FAULTS ( ALL2 !Y DO NOT SEE ! RI<T & JU/ICE ( 0SOCIETY FIR/10 AS ,LORD ,COL]IDGE SAID1 0MANUFACTUR+ CRIM9ALS & !N PUNI%+ !M40 ,TO SU* M9DS ! PO9T ( VIEW SUGGE/$ BY \R COMRADE ,P4 ,KROPOTK9 9 ! CONCLUD+ *APT]S ( HIS REC5TLY PUBLI%$ WORK ON ,PRISONS#a WILL BE 9T]E/+ & WELCOME4 

 ,AFT] RELAT+ HIS P]SONAL EXP]I5CE ( ,RUSSIAN PRISONS1 9 ! CAPACITY BO? ( (FICIAL & ( PRISON]1 DESCRIB+ ! HORRORS ( ! ,RUSSIAN P5AL SY/EM1 & ( EXILE 9 ,SIB]IA & ,SAKHAL9 ISL&1 & ! NEAT & ORD]LY WRET*$NESS ( ,FR5* PRISON LIFE1 HE GOES ON TO DWELL UPON ! T]RIBLE MORAL & PHYSICAL DEGRADATION RESULT+ FROM IMPRISONM5T1 EV5 UND] ! BE/ REGULAT$ CONDITIONS3 

 0,ONE FACT--! MO/ /RIK+ 9 \R P5AL 9/ITUTIONS--IS1 ?AT AS SOON AS A MAN HAS BE5 9 PRISON1 !RE IS ?REE *ANCES TO ONE ?AT HE WILL RETURN ?I!R V]Y SOON AFT] HIS RELEASE4 4 4 4 ,:ATEV] ! S*EMES HI!RTO 9TRODUC$ EI!R = ! SECLUSION ( PRISON]S1 OR = ! PREV5TION ( CONV]SATION1 PRISONS HAVE REMA9$ NURS]IES ( CRIM9AL $UCATION40 

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 0,FIR/ ( ALL1 NONE ( ! CONDEMN$ PEOPLE--A FEW EXCEPTIONS AP>T --RECOGNIZE ?AT !IR CONDEMNATION IS JU/40 ,!Y >E ! UNLUCKY PEOPLE :O GET CAU<T-! BIGGE/ RASCALS >E ! LUCKY ONES \TSIDE & ! W>D]S & (FICIALS :O BULLY & FLEECE ! PRISON]S )92 & ! PRISON] SP5DS HIS PRISON DAYS 9 PLANN+ H[ HE MAY BE EQUALLY =TUNATE4 

 ,SECONDLY ! DEGRAD+ LABOR4 0,!RE IS LABOR & LABOR2 !RE IS ! FREE LABOR1 :I* RAISES ! MAN1 :I* RELEASES HIS BRA9 FROM PA9FUL OR MORBID ?\<TS--! FREE LABOR :I* MAKES A MAN FEEL A P>T ( ! IMM5SE LIFE ( ! WORLD4 ,& !RE IS ! =C$ LABOR ( ! SLAVE :I* DEGRADES MAN1 :I* IS DONE RELUCTANTLY1 ONLY FROM FE> ( A WORSE PUNI%M5T1 & SU* IS PRISON LABOR4 4 4 4 ,:ILE ALL HUMANITY WORKS = ! MA9T5ANCE ( !IR LIFE1 ! MAN :O PICKS OAKUM IS CONDEMN$ TO P]=M A WORK :I* NOBODY ,DE$S4 ,HE IS AN \TCA/4 ,& IF BE TREATS SOCIETY AS AN \TCA/ W\LD1 WE CAN ACCUSE NOBODY BUT \RSELVES40 

 ,?IRDLY3 ,ISOLATION FRO HEAL?Y1 MORAL 9FLU5CES1 & ALL SOCIAL TIES4 0,9 A PRISON]'S GRAYI% LIFE1 :I* FL[S )\T PASSIONS & EMOTIONS1 ALL ?OSE BE/ FEEL+S :I* MAY IMPROVE HUMAN *>ACT] SOON DIE AWAY4 ,EV5 ?OSE WORKM5 :O LIKE !IR TRADE & F9D SOME ES!TIC SATISFACTION 9 IT1 LOSE !IR TA/E = IT4 ,PHYSICAL 5]GY IS SOON KILL$ 9 PRISON40 

 ,IT IS 9T]E/+ TO NOTE H[ COMPLETELY ?IS VIEW ( ! EVIL ( SOCIAL ISOLATION 9 PRISON LIFE IS 5DORS$ BY ,MR4 ,HORSLEY1 ! WELL KN[N ,*APLA9 ( ,CL]K5WELL1 :O IS C]TA9LY NO ,AN>*I/3 0,IT IS ! MONOTONY1 ! SOLITUDE1 ! ABS5CE ( ALL CONTACT ) ! \TSIDE WORLD :I* R5D]S H>D LABOR FATAL40 ,HE SAYS--0,Y\ NE$ ABOVE ALL TO FLOOD ! JAIL ) ! VIVIFY+ 9FLU5CES ( HEAL?Y \TSIDE LIFE40 0,S9CE PRISONS W]E C5TRALIZ$ UND] ! ,HOME ,(FICE1 (FICIALISM HAS BECOME MORE & MORE EXCLUSIVE4 ,DISCIPL9E IS REG>D$ AS ! BE-ALL & 5D-ALL ( \R PRISONS1 & ANY?+ ?AT W\LD GIVE (FICIALS MORE TR\BLE OR 5DANG] ! P]FECTION ( DISCIPL9E AT PRES5T ATTA9$ IS FR[N$ UPON4 ,BUT ! RESULT IS DISA/R\S TO ! PRISON]S4 ,!Y MAY BECOME BETT] AUTOMATA :5 9SIDE JAIL1 BUT !Y >E WORSE M5 :5 !Y GO \T40 

  #a ,9 ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5* ,PRISONS4' ,BY ,P4 ,KROPOTK94 ,W>D & ,D[NEY4 

 ,! ABS5CE ( ALL PASS+ IMPRESSIONS UPON ! BRA9 SU* AS CR[D UPON & FRE%5 ! LIFE ( A FREE MAN1 & ! ABS5CE ( ALL OPPORTUNITY TO EX]CISE ! WILL G5]ALLY1 ALREADY TOO WEAK 9 ! CRIM9AL1 >E REG>D$ BY ,KROPOTK9 AS TWO GREAT CAUSES ( ! MORAL & PHYSICAL DET]IORATION ( IMPRISON$ M51 & BO? >E ESS5TIALLY ! \TCOME ( \R HI<LY ORGANIZ$ P5AL SY/EM4 ,MOREOV] EV]Y?+ IS DONE 9 \R PRISONS TO DE/ROY A MAN'S SELF-RESPECT4 0,HE IS A NUMB]$ ?+1 :I* MU/ MOVE AB\T ACCORD+ TO REGULATIONS4 4 4 4 ,A RANCOR\S FEEL+ AGA9/ A SOCIETY :I* ALWAYS WAS BUT A /EP-MO!R TO HIM GR[S )9 ! PRISON]4 ,HE ACCU/OMS HIMSELF TO HATE-CORDIALLY TO HATE-ALL ?OSE ,I RESPECTABLE' PEOPLE :O SO WICK$LY KILL HIS BE/ FEEL+S 9 HIM40 

 ,AFT] ALLUD+ TO ! MORBID IMAG9ATION ( ! M9D CA/ UPON ITSELF1 :I* MAKE \R PRISONS HOT-B$S = ! MO/ REVOLT+ =MS ( VISE ,I ,KROPOTK9 GOES ON TO 9QUIRE IF1 AFT] ALL1 PRISONS1 ) ALL !IR ABOM9ATIONS & ALL !IR CRUELTY1 >E A NECESS>Y EVIL4 

 0,PRISONS DO NOT MORALIZE !IR 9MATES2 !Y DO NOT DET] !M FROM CRIME4 ,& ! QUE/ION >ISES3 ,:AT %ALL WE DO ) ?OSE :O BREAK1 NOT ONLY ! WRITT5 LAW-?AT SAD GR[? ( A SAD PA/-BUT ALSO ?OSE V]Y PR9CIPLES ( MORALITY :I* EV]Y MAN FEELS 9 HIS [N HE>T6 

 ,WE PROPOSE NEXT MON? TO SUMM>IZE ,KROPOTK9'S ANSW] TO ?IS QUE/ION1 = ?OSE ( \R READ]S :O HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE MEAN:ILE TO PROCURE & READ IT = !MSELVES4 

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