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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: The offences he will commit after his release will be graver than those which first got him into trouble; and he is…

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The offences he will commit after his release will be graver than those which first got him into trouble; and he is doomed to finish his life in a prison or in a hard-labour colony.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin warns that prisoners are likely to commit more serious offenses upon release, leading to a cycle of incarceration.

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