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> kings probably couldn't have afforded anything like a modern scale prison system

They might not have imprisoned as many people as the US, especially for petty things.

> The closest thing was more slavery than imprisonment,

> Those punishments are cruel and inhumane

The US has legalized slavery for prisoners.

> At the very least, rehabilitation doesn't work very well.

Rehabilitation is not the focus.

> Prison startup?

Gross. America has too much money made off prisons already.




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