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

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Some argue that society has to lock and isolate those who do not respect the laws, while others think that a program which includes reintegration in society is much appropriate for those
people
. In my opinion
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the integration is a better solution, the punishment could lead to other disorders. Nowadays, the crime rate is increasing day by day.Young
people
 tend to become thieves at an early age and
this
 is because of the lack of education or of poverty.The government should be more implicated in
people
's life and implement some programs to help them.The society seems to be more implicated in judgement and less implicated in finding a solution.
Moreover
, is more simple to build a
prison
 compared to ensure a decent level of life and education.
Prison
 should be a place of rehabilitation
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not a place where some
people
 should spend time and be punished for something.In some circumstances violence lead to violence and because of that we do not have to punish anyone for their mistakes, we have to learn those
people
 to understand the difference between good and bad.Government has an important role in
this
 sense,better laws and rules could lead to a decrease of infractions.
On the other hand
, there are
people
 who can not be rehabilitated.For those
people
 the only option is
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rison.The privation of freedom is already a punishment.
This
 punishment depends on the situation and the gravity of the infarction. To conclude
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 is preferred to try to rehabilitate a person and not to publish,but in some circumstances
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some
people
 have to spend their entire life in
prison
.In my opinion
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a
prison
 has a double role, to rehabilitate and in some circumstances to punish.
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