Reflection on Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish

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Discipline and Punish
Michel Foucault's studies on Discipline and Punish give an analysis and examination of historical prison to its modern form, beginning with a public call for the disappearance of the death penalty to allow execution behind prison walls. This development is evidence of how power is perceived and manifested by the people. Thus, Michel provides an analysis of the transformation of the prison system from execution to incarceration and control of criminals.
Foucault shows the transformation of strict morals and discipline in prison from corporal to spiritual punishments. Notably, torture is the primary element in the admission of guilt to the condemned. Foucault uses two contrasting images to demonstrate th...