The idea that imprisonment ‘corrects’ prisoners stretches back to some of the earliest texts in history
Hymn to the Goddess Nungal, on display at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures at the University of Chicago. Credit: Daderot/Wikimedia Commons Prisons are places of suffering. But in theory, they aim for something beyond punishment: reform. In the United States, the goal of prisoner rehabilitation can be traced back, in part, to
Laine Mayoral
August 23, 2023