As food for thought: 1. Are you sure your vision of prison’s role is universal or even prevailing? 2. Even if so, who’s responsible for quantifying the debt?

As food for thought: 1. Are you sure your vision of prison’s role is universal or even prevailing? 2. Even if so, who’s responsible for quantifying the debt? 3. Who determines the means by which the debt is paid? 4. Who benefits most directly by the payment? 5. What systems are in place to prevent corruption by the agents identified in 2-4? The debate is a live one because the current answers to those questions aren’t very convincing to people who worry about exploitation.