Chapter Six: Foucault claims that there is a reluctance to be rid of the prison system. Why do you think this is so, given its failures described by Foucault.
Foucault and Prisons: Foucault believes that there is a lot of inmates that are heading back into prisons once they’re being released. I firmly believe in capital punishment. I firmly believe that we the people are incarcerating people that should not be incarcerated. This is causing prisons to be full and overcrowded. I was watching, “First Time Offenders” and they gave this guy sixty days in prison because of unpaid child support. He was laid off his job three months prior to his arrest, but was all caught up with his payments and fell short ONLY because of him being laid off. He had a clean record and no speeding tickets. I do believe that if the court systems incarcerate someone over petty charges, you will always find someone to put in jail. However, if you only incarcerate a felon offender and put an end to it, or even sentence him to death, recidivism, would be eliminated. To exclude prisons all together, no, never. (Word Count: 161)
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