The first institutions resembling prisons emerged in Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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The first institutions that can be recognized as prisons, where incarceration was used as the primary form of punishment, began to emerge in Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, particularly with the rise of the penitentiary system in places like London and Amsterdam.

The First Institutions Resembling Prisons Emerged in Europe During the Seventeenth