{"id":11372,"date":"2020-05-26T22:53:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T21:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffephilosophy.org\/theforum\/?p=11372"},"modified":"2021-11-23T14:02:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:02:52","slug":"from-the-vault-what-are-prisons-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffephilosophy.org\/theforum\/from-the-vault-what-are-prisons-for\/","title":{"rendered":"From the vault: What Are Prisons For?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Christopher Bennett\/ Kimberley Brownlee\/ Andrew Neilson<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Listen to the podcast <a href=\"http:\/\/media.rawvoice.com\/publiclecturesandevents\/richmedia.lse.ac.uk\/publiclecturesandevents\/20160315_1830_whatArePrisonsFor.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many of those who want a small state are also committed to a highly expensive criminal justice apparatus that has little demonstrable deterrent effect. But are there other, more direct arguments against the use of imprisonment as a dominant form of punishment? If so, what are they? Why do they so often fall on deaf ears? And does the current economic climate make it more likely that those in power will listen?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speakers<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/philosophy\/staff\/profiles\/bennett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Bennett<\/a><br \/>\nSenior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Sheffield<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kimberley_Brownlee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimberley Brownlee<\/a><br \/>\nAssociate Professor in Legal and Moral Philosophy, University of Warwick<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/andrewneilson.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Neilson<\/a><br \/>\nDirector of Campaigns, Howard League for Penal Reform<\/p>\n<p>Chair<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ffephilosophy.org\/theforum\/peter-dennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Peter Denn<\/a>i<a href=\"https:\/\/ffephilosophy.org\/theforum\/peter-dennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">s<\/a><br \/>\nFellow, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE &amp; Fellow, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Recorded on 15\u00a0March\u00a02016 at the LSE<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/ac\/ERKS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe to the podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Bennett, Kimberley Brownlee, and Andrew Neilson discuss the arguments against the use of imprisonment as a dominant form of punishment. 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