:surprised-foucault:

Really though, beyond the deep philosophical discussion of how institutions classify, manage, and control individuals, I think this connection has been overblown (certainly prior to the last 10-15 years). The vast majority of schools are not boarding schools, so right off the bat there's a massive difference in suitability for long-term occupancy. There's also nothing comparable to individual cells (so controlling more than a handful of unruly individuals is a major problem) and traditionally the security features of schools were often less than what you'd find at a private company of similar size. Sure, you have a fence and locks on the doors, but so does any business in the area, and you don't have guard towers, interior pill boxes designed for riots, wall-to-wall surveillance, guards in every room, etc.

Now this is changing (especially with respect to surveillance and guards), but I'm not convinced this should be on the all-time list of great ideas.