Why did Americans develop jails and prisons

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GuidoMB · Answer 1 · 2019-07-28T06:16:33+0000

I guess that at the 19th century, prisons were being built for the sole purpose of housing inmates. They were intended to deter people from committing crimes.

Leyla · Answer 2 · 2019-08-02T21:37:54+0000

Jails and prisons were developed to house criminals and fugitives of the law so that they did not run rampant out in the streets.

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