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[[File:Panopticon.jpg|thumb|right|Bentham's diagram of the prison.]]
The original '''panopticon''' was a circular [[prison]] conceived by British philosopher [[Jeremy Bentham]] in 1787, designed so that central guards could view inmates at all times<ref>http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/info/panopticonhtm.htm</ref>.
The original '''panopticon''' was a circular [[prison]] conceived by British philosopher [[Jeremy Bentham]] in 1787, designed so that central guards could view inmates at all times<ref>http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/info/panopticonhtm.htm</ref>.