The Pros And Cons Of Flogging Criminals

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Flogging criminals was a common practice in the past. However, the imprisonment of criminals has taken the place of corporal punishment. Both methods of discipline are brutal, but if our current prison system is reformed, a criminal who commits minor crimes can be transformed into a functioning member of society.
In some foreign prison systems, criminals are allowed to learn and leave prison with a form of workforce training. Because of the structure of our prison system, many individuals who are poor and commit minor crimes fill the cells. Private prison companies are able to gain more money from more inmates and invite major corporations to use cheap inmate labor for their products. The risk of criminals hurting one another usually emerges

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