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The document discusses the birth and development of the modern prison system from the 17th century onwards. It traces the transition from divine justifications for punishment to secular rationales based on state authority and social control. Key figures and thinkers discussed include Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Bentham, and Foucault. The panopticon model of prison architecture is also mentioned. The document aims to understand how imprisonment became a normal part of social control and the management of lif

Author

Luigi Pasta

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EN