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Podcast: Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
Episode: Prisons and Jails
Description: There are many things in our world that have surprisingly ancient origins. One of the things that most definitely does not have ancient origins in the concept of prison and incarceration as punishment. Today, almost everywhere in the world, the primary form of punishment for crimes is incarceration. Yet historically speaking, this form of punishment was almost never practiced until the modern era. Learn more about prisons and jails, what the difference is and how they came to be on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.SponsorsSig...