In school we were given an assignment to write an essay on what our views on prisons, and I thought it would be nice to share it with the world and receive feedback on the topic. Here are my views on the subject. Let me know your views in the comments sections below. I partially agree with prisons because while prisons may protect society from dangerous criminals it may also develop hatred within the criminal towards the society. Statistics show that the more offenders are in prison the lesser the crime. Furthermore prisons contain the offenders and make sure that they deter criminals from committing crimes. They also assure society justice has been done by the law and that the criminals do not have to take matters into their own hands. Prisons also make sure the law is respected by everyone and everyone knows what happens if they break the law. However, as much as prisons are good to punish criminals there are also factors that go against them. Data from 2019-2020 shows that the a