(Neufeld 1998: 121) Kingston Penitentiary can argue from a metaphorical position that tubbing can be considered a form of welfare that aims to reform the individual through the “purification of their sins,” for example. On the other hand, Foucault states, “the prisoner's body becomes less important than the soul” (Neufeld 1998: 98). In these particular situations, the desire to establish power relations prevails over everything. He only believes that punishment is necessary for those who have committed a crime because it highlights it