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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,LEAV+ ASIDE ! GREAT QUE/ION ( 0,CRIME & ,PUNI%M5T0 :I* OCCUPIES N[ SO MANY PROM95T LAWY]S & SOCIOLOGI/S1 ,I %ALL LIMIT MY REM>KS TO ! QUE/ION3 0,>E PRISONS ANSW]+ !IR PURPOSE1 :I* IS ?AT ( DIM9I%+ ! NUMB] ( ANTISOCIAL ACTS80 

,TO ?IS QUE/ION1 EV]Y UNPREJUDIC$ P]SON :O HAS A KN[L$GE ( PRISONS FROM ! 9SIDE WILL C]TA9LY ANSW] BY AN EMPHATIC ,NO4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 A S]I\S /UDY ( ! SUBJECT WILL BR+ EV]YONE TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! PRISONS -- ! BE/ AS MU* AS ! WOR/ -- >E BRE$+ PLACES ( CRIM9ALITY2 ?AT !Y CONTRIBUTE TO R5D] ! ANTISOCIAL ACTS WORSE & WORSE2 ?AT !Y >E1 9 A WORD1 ! ,HI< ,S*OOLS1 ! ,UNIV]SITIES ( :AT IS KN[N AS ,CRIME4 

,( C\RSE1 ,I DO NOT MEAN ?AT EV]YONE :O HAS BE5 ONCE 9 A PRISON WILL RETURN TO IT4 ,!RE >E ?\S&S PEOPLE S5T EV]Y YE> TO PRISON BY M]E ACCID5T4 ,BUT ,I MA9TA9 ?AT ! EFFECT ( A C\PLE ( YE>S ( LIFE 9 A PRISON -- FROM ! V]Y FACT ( ITS BE+ A PRISON -- IS TO 9CREASE 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL ?OSE DEFECTS :I* BR\<T HIM BE=E A LAW C\RT4 ,!SE CAUSES1 BE+ ! LOVE ( RISK1 ! DISLIKE ( WORK 7DUE TO AN IMM5SE MAJORITY ( CASES TO ! WANT ( A ?OR\< KN[L$GE ( A TRADE71 ! DESPIS+ ( SOCIETY ) ITS 9JU/ICE & HYPOCRISY1 ! WANT ( PHYSICAL 5]GY1 & ! LACK ( WILL -- ALL !SE CAUSES WILL BE AGGRAVAT$ BY DET5TION 9 A JAIL4 

,TW5TY-FIVE YE>S AGO1 :5 ,I DEVELOP$ ?IS IDEA 9 A BOOK1 N[ \T ( PR9T 7,9 ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5* ,PRISONS71 ,I SUPPORT$ IT BY AN EXAM9ATION ( ! FACTS REVEAL$ 9 ,FRANCE BY AN 9QUE/ MADE AS TO ! NUMB]S ( RECIDIVI/ES 7SECOND (F5SE PRISON]S74 ,! RESULT ( ?IS 9QUE/ WAS ?AT FROM TWO FIF?S TO ONE HALF ( ALL P]SONS BR\<T BE=E ! ASSIZES & TWO FIF?S ( ALL BR\<T BE=E ! POLICE C\RTS HAD ALREADY BE5 KEPT ONCE OR TWICE 9 A JAIL4 ,! V]Y DAME FIGURE ( =TY P]C5T WAS F\ND 9 ?IS C\NTRY2 :ILE ACCORD+ TO ,MI*AEL ,DAVITT1 AS MU* AS N9ETY-FIVE P]C5T ( ALL ?OSE :O >E KEPT 9 P5AL S]VITUDE HAVE PREVI\SLY RECEIV$ PRISON $UCATION4 

,A LITTLE REFLECTION WILL %[ ?AT ?+S CANNOT BE O!RWISE4 ,A PRISON HAS1 & MU/ HAVE1 A DEGRAD+ EFFECT ON ITS 9MATES4 ,TAKE A MAN FRE%LY BR\<T TO A JAIL4 ,! MOM5T HE 5T]S ! H\SE1 HE IS NO MORE A HUMAN BE+1 HE IS 0,NUMB] ,SO & ,SO40 ,HE MU/ HAVE NO MORE A WILL ( HIS [N4 ,!Y PUT HIM 9 A FOOL'S DRESS TO UND]L9E HIS DEGRADATION4 ,!Y DEPRIVE HIM ( EV]Y 9T]C\RSE ) ?OSE T[>DS :O HE MAY HAVE AN ATTA*M5T & ?US EXCLUDE ! ACTION ( ! ONLY ELEM5T :I* C\LD HAVE A GOOD EFFECT UPON HIM4 

,!N HE IS PUT TO LABOR1 BUT NOT TO A LABOR ?AT MI<T HELP TO HIS MORAL IMPROVEM5T4 ,PRISON WORK IS MADE TO BE AN 9/RUM5T ( BASE REV5GE4 ,:AT MU/ ! PRISON] ?9K ( ! 9TELLIG5CE ( !SE 0PILL>S ( SOCIETY0 :O PRET5D BY SU* PUNI%M5TS TO 0RE=M0 ! PRISON]S8 

,9 ! ,FR5* PRISONS ! 9MATES >E GIV5 SOME SORT ( USEFUL & PAID WORK4 ,BUT EV5 ?IS WORK IS PAID AT A RIDICUL\SLY L[ SCALE1 &1 ACCORD+ TO ! PRISON AU?ORITIES1 IT CANNOT BE PAID O!RWISE4 ,PRISON WORK1 !Y SAY1 IS 9F]IOR SLAVE WORK4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT ! PRISON] BEG9S TO HATE HIS WORK1 & F9I%ES BY SAY+1 0,! REAL ?IEVES >E NOT WE1 BUT ?OSE :O KEEP US 940 

,! PRISON]'S BRA9 IS ?US WORK+ OV] & OV] AGA9 UPON ! IDEA ( ! 9JU/ICE ( A SOCIETY :I* P>DONS & (T5 RESPECTS SU* SW9DL]S AS SO MANY COMPANY PROMOT]S >E1 & WICK$LY PUNI%ES HIM1 SIMPLY BECAUSE HE WAS NOT CUNN+ 5\<4 ,& ! MOM5T HE IS \T HE TAKES HIS REV5GE BY SOME (F5SE V]Y (T5 MU* GRAV] ?AN HIS FIR/ ONE4 ,REV5GE BRE$S REV5GE4 

,! REV5GE ?AT WAS EX]CIS$ UPON HIM HE EX]CISES UPON SOCIETY4 ,EV]Y PRISON1 BECAUSE IT IS A PRISON1 DE/ROYS ! PHYSICAL 5]GY ( ITS 9MATES4 ,IT ACTS UPON !M F> WORSE ?AN AN ,>CTIC W9T]+4 ,! WANT ( FRE% AIR1 ! MONOTONY ( EXI/5CE1 ESPECIALLY ! WANT ( IMPRESSIONS1 TAKES ALL 5]GY \T ( ! PRISON] & PRODUCE ?AT CRAV+ = /IMULANTS 7ALCOHOL1 C(FEE7 :I* ,MISS ,ALL5 SPOKE SO TRU?FULLY ! O!R DAY AT ! ,CONGRESS ( ! ,BRITI% ,M$ICAL ,ASSOCIATION4 ,& F9ALLY1 :ILE MO/ ANTISOCIAL ACTS CAN BE TRAC$ TO A WEAKNESS ( WILL1 ! PRISON $UCATION IS DIRECT$ PRECISELY T[>DS KILL+ EV]Y MANIFE/ATION ( WILL4 

,WORSE ?AN ?AT4 ,I S]I\SLY RECOMM5D TO PRISON RE=M]S ! ,PRISON ,MEMOIRS ( ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN1 :O WAS KEPT = F\RTE5 YE>S 9 AN ,AM]ICAN JAIL & HAS TOLD ) GREAT S9C]ITY HIS EXP]I5CE4 ,ONE WILL SEE FROM ?IS BOOK H[ EV]Y HONE/ FEEL+ MU/ BE SUPPRESS$ BY ! PRISON]1 IF HE DOES NOT DECIDE NEV] TO GO \T ( ?IS HELL4 

,:AT CAN REMA9 ( A MAN'S WILL & GOOD 9T5TIONS AFT] FIVE OR SIX YE>S ( SU* AN $UCATION8 ,& :]E CAN HE GO AFT] HIS RELEASE1 UNLESS HE RETURNS TO ! V]Y SAME *UMS :OSE COMPANY HAS BR\<T HIM TO ! JAIL8 ,!Y >E ! ONLY ONES :O WILL RECEIVE HIM AS AN EQUAL4 ,BUT :5 HE JO9S !M HE IS SURE TO RETURN TO ! PRISON 9 A V]Y FEW MON?S4 ,& SO HE DOES4 ,! JAIL]S KN[ IT WELL4 

,I AM (T5 ASK$ -- ,:AT RE=MS ( PRISON ,I %\LD PROPOSE2 BUT N[1 AS TW5TY-FIVE YE>S AGO1 ,I REALLY DO NOT SEE H[ PRISONS C\LD BE RE=M$4 ,!Y MU/ BE PULL$ D[N4 ,I MI<T SAY1 OR C\RSE3 0,BE LESS CRUEL1 BE MORE ?\<TFUL ( :AT Y\ DO40 ,BUT ?AT W\LD COME TO ?IS3 0,NOM9ATE A ,PE/ALOZZI AS ,GOV]NOR 9 EA* PRISON1 & SIXTY MORE ,PE/ALOZZIS AS W>D]S10 :I* W\LD BE ABSURD4 ,BUT NO?+ %ORT ( ?AT W\LD HELP4 

,SO ! ONLY ?+ ,I C\LD SAY TO SOME QUITE WELL-9T5TION$ ,MASSA*USETTS PRISON (FICIALS :O CAME ONCE TO ASK MY ADVICE WAS ?IS3 ,IF Y\ CANNOT OBTA9 ! ABOLITION ( ! PRISON SY/EM1 !N -- NEV] ACCEPT A *ILD OR A Y\? 9 Y\R PRISON4 ,IF Y\ DO SO1 IT IS MANSLAU<T]4 ,& !N1 AFT] HAV+ LE>N$ BY EXP]I5CE :AT PRISONS >E1 REFUSE TO BE JAIL]S & NEV] BE TIR$ TO SAY ?AT PREV5TION ( CRIME IS ! ONLY PROP] WAY TO COMBAT IT4 ,HEAL?Y MUNICIPAL DWELL+S AT CO/ PRICE1 $UCATION 9 ! FAMILY & AT S*OOL -- ( ! P>5TS AS WELL AS ! *ILDR52 ! LE>N+ BY EV]Y BOY & GIRL ( A TRADE2 COMMUNAL & PR(ESSIONAL COOP]ATION2 SOCIETIES = ALL SORTS ( PURSUITS2 &1 ABOVE ALL1 IDEALISM DEVELOP$ 9 ! Y\?S ! LONG+ AFT] :AT IS LIFT+ HUMAN NATURE TO HI<] 9T]E/S4 ,?IS WILL A*IEVE :AT PUNI%M5T IS ABSOLUTELY 9CAPABLE TO DO4 

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