Are schools like prisons?

Are Schools like Prisons? (posted by Graham Brown-Martin on Linkedin). I thought I might muse upon it here...

"By way of encouraging thought and discussion we've posted a visual polemic that makes some general comparisons between schools and prisons. 

http://fb.me/2fnjnPc8A 

Of course, these are generalisations not intended to offend but simply to enquire and is linked to the another discussion within this group around school design (http://linkd.in/U1D0uM) and also promoted by a short video clip from Alvin Toffler discussing the purpose of education in terms of preparing young people for industry: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04AhBnLk1-s 

We then asked what a classroom might look like if learners designed them?

http://fb.me/1Cdxc5Un2 

But what do you think? 

Are we in danger of institutionalising children in a manner that results in rule followers rather than creative innovators?"