Prisons and Jails
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From Workhouses to the Bloody Code: The Evolution of Punishment
This chapter delves into the history of modern prisons, beginning with 16th century England's workhouses designed to combat poverty. It examines the rise of punitive measures during the Industrial Revolution, the Bloody Code, and the reformative ideas of Enlightenment thinkers like Bentham, particularly his Panopticon concept.
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