In Europe, confinement became a major way of punishing criminals during the 1600’s and 1700’s. Before that, confinement was used to detain people before trial, hold prisoners for other forms of punishment such as death or other forms of corporal punishment. It was also used to coerce or secure payments of taxes, debts, and fines, and hold and punish slaves. During the Inquisition, confinement was used as a method of achieving religious indoctrination. Confinement was also used as a form of public health safety measure where suspected or actual infected persons were held to curb the spread of diseases such as the plague (Bethel, 2014).
Before large scale confinement, punishment was directed at the offender’s body in the form of pain, or the
Before large scale confinement, punishment was directed at the offender’s body in the form of pain, or the