Unfortunately, the strategy of punishing a criminal by putting him in a prison cell with nothing to give him pleasure doesn't work as well as flogging. There will always be two different sides to this argument, but the image of being beaten or burned to the point of feeling like death versus the feeling of being alone in an uncomfortable cell is not comparable. Criminals would rather deal with other criminals and sleep in uncomfortable situations than be beaten, as Jacoby states. “For tens of thousands of inmates, prison is a graduate school in criminal studies: they emerge more ruthless and knowledgeable when they enter.” (Pg 192). That said, the thought of our government spending tons of money on criminals who aren't getting better and are actually turning into more violent, law-breaking citizens would make taxpayers favor flogging rather than prison. Unfortunately, within the essay “Bring Back Flogging” Jacoby is extremely biased, so when reading Jacoby's essay it is easy to not completely agree with what he believes, but with the strong points that Jacoby has the reader he will find himself on Jacoby's side more and more as they read. Although flogging has become extinct in the United States, death