Incapacitation and deterrence are not successful reasons for prisons because they can make prisoners worse and be a factor in recidivism. Incapacitation is one of the two reasons why there are prisons. People are incarcerated to remove them from doing any further harm in society. However, by putting all of the people that have committed a crime together, it is only further nurturing criminal behaviors. When criminals get to prison, one of the first things they are asked is what they did to be put into prison. Then, they usually learn how to do that crime better. Now with a better understanding, it helps to encourage the bad behavior. Incapacitation is harmful because it provides prisoners with a bad environment. The other reason for prisons
