Marxism: capitalism and punishment

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Punishment is part of the 'repressive state apparatus'
that defends ruling-class property against the lower classes
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What reflects the economic base of society?
The form of punishment
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What happens under capitalism?
imprisonment becomes the dominant punishment because, in the capitalist economy, time is money and offenders 'pay' by 'doing time'
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What reflects the economic base of society?

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