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On prison systems

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  • Brendan O’Flaherty

    (Department of Economics, 5798Columbia University, USA)

  • Rajiv Sethi

    (Department of Economics, 5919Barnard College, Columbia University and the Santa Fe Institute, USA)

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In The Idea of Prison Abolition , Tommie Shelby evaluates arguments for and against the elimination of incarceration as a mode of punishment. In this article, we discuss and expand upon Shelby's arguments, using two very different systems—those of Norway and the United States—as examples to illustrate some general principles.

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  • Brendan O’Flaherty & Rajiv Sethi, 2025. "On prison systems," Politics, Philosophy & Economics, , vol. 24(3), pages 231-241, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pophec:v:24:y:2025:i:3:p:231-241
    DOI: 10.1177/1470594X241287552
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