Although Prisons Were Not Introduced as a Method of Punishment

question 69

Essay

Although prisons were not introduced as a method of punishment until the nineteenth century,we have seen our country grow to house more inmates than any other country in the world today.Who is benefiting financially from the incarceration of so many inmates?

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Definitions:

Urea

Urea is a nitrogenous compound produced in the liver as a waste product of protein metabolism and excreted in urine.

Beta Oxidation

A metabolic process in which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the mitochondria to generate acetyl-CoA, which enters the citric acid cycle to produce energy.

Fatty Acids

Long hydrocarbon chains that are a vital component of lipids and play an essential role in energy storage and cell structure.

Catabolized

The process by which substances are broken down into smaller molecules to release energy.