Prisons: Why can’t we break free?

About this episode

The episode explores the controversial history and current state of prisons, questioning who they truly serve.

Lock 'em up and throw away the key. Turns out that concept has been controversial from the beginning. There have always been cracks in the concept of incarceration, but have we let the system grow beyond our control? Journeying from prisons’ beginnings to now, and from the US to a small European country, we ask: who is prison actually serving?

Topics covered

• prisons
• incarceration
• criminal justice
• history
• society

Keywords

• prisons
• incarceration
• criminal justice
• history
• society
• Europe
• US

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US

Places: small European country

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