Some people believe that the purpose of prison is to punish, while others argue that rehabilitation is its primary role. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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rehabilitation

is the key motto. I reckon that

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views will be discussed in the following paragraphs.

First

and foremost, with the increase in

crime

rates numbers of prisons are increasing day by day, to

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the increased numbers of accused. As per numerous people, isolating the criminals for long duration in the solitary confinements is the stringent type of punishments; it forces a person to think about his wrong deeds and

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with time he develops guilty of doing that

crime

. To exemplify, studies show that after completing the full duration of

punishment

inside the prisons, 80% of criminals did not indulge in any type of

crime

later on just to avoid

such

harsh

punishment

.

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, others hold a belief that

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ehabilitation of the accused. According to them, it gives them an opportunity to learn some skills inside the cell like handicrafts. Most of the time which helps them in earning some money for living after the completion of

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unishment.

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society and will not have to commit

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rime again for money.

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, as per the latest study, it has been seen that approximately 40% of the offenders were settled in their life using the skills they learned while being in confinements. In my opinion,

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prison serves both the purpose,

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objective

of prisons could be

punishment

and not

rehabilitation

, as I reckon that offenders should realise their mistakes so that they do not indulge in criminal activities again. To conclude,

although

prison serves the purpose of

rehabilitation

also

along with punishing the accused, I believe that it's primary

objective

is to punish the prisoners so that they realise their mistakes.