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.

A serious public discussion about

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of

prison

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the prison

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exists in modern society, especially in those, which claim to be

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humane

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. A majority of people consider that

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purpose is punishing, others believe that correction of bad social

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is

also

the goal of

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places. We try to advert to both matters in

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essay. From the very beginning of the

first

states and laws, a jail was invented as a way to impose penalties for those who dare to break the rules. Severe conditions of

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aimed to make criminals suffer and to send a clear message to other people to be law-abiding and prevent them from committing crimes.

For example

, some Asian countries have managed to almost defeat the problem of drugs distribution by implementing quite strict laws with long

prison

terms.

However

, recently there is much talk about

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mission of

prison

as a place for rehabilitation and fostering socially approved

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. Developed countries have realized the fact that suffering in jail

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not provide redemption at all,

instead

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it destroys a person’s mind/

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. We can see that a softening of prisoners’ life in some

Europe

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countries shows good statistics in decreasing secondary convictions.

In contrast

, about 90% of criminals returned to jail and became

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repeated

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offender

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.

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example shows that the correction of convicts is more a question of political will and priorities. To conclude,

prison

is historically supposed to be a kind of institute of punishment, but in my point of view, in nearest

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the civilized world must establish the proper conditions in prisons for rehabilitation of those who slipped up and made a mistake.