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Surveillance, Punishment, Crime

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Is There a Tribalism in Prison?

Tribalism is a way for smart people to avoid thinking that what they are saying is that there is no truth. The myth of a of tribalism gets concretized in prison, and you can really see it. And then you get people who say that, like, prisonis is a reflection of society desires. There is a desire society fantasy, exactly. It's not just this two things: universality and particularism. I think the whole question about prison is precisely this particularist issue. Prison is dominated by the logic of the particular like it. i don't think law is neutral,  it has to be reconciled with your ideal punishment. That seems to

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