▁jud g ement . ▁Ex ams ▁object ivity ▁and ▁individual ize ▁the ▁observed ▁bodies ▁by ▁creating ▁extensive ▁documentation ▁about ▁every ▁observed ▁body . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁ex ams ▁is ▁therefore ▁to ▁gather ▁further ▁information ▁about ▁each ▁individual , ▁track ▁their ▁development ▁and ▁compare ▁their ▁results ▁to ▁the ▁norm . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Fou ca ult , ▁the ▁" form ula " ▁for ▁discipl inary ▁power ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁phil os opher ▁Jer emy ▁Bent ham ' s ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁" opt imal ▁prison ": ▁the ▁p ano pt icon . ▁Such ▁a ▁prison ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁circle - formed ▁building ▁where ▁every ▁cell ▁is ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁only ▁one ▁prisoner . ▁In ▁every ▁cell ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁windows ▁– ▁one ▁to ▁let ▁in ▁light ▁from ▁outside ▁and ▁one ▁pointing ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁circle - formed ▁building . ▁In ▁this ▁middle ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁tower ▁where ▁a ▁guard ▁can ▁be ▁placed ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁prisoners . ▁Since ▁the ▁prisoners ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁know ▁whether ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁watched ▁or ▁not ▁at ▁a ▁given ▁moment , ▁they ▁will ▁internal ize ▁the ▁discipl inary ▁power ▁and ▁reg ulate ▁their ▁own ▁behavior ▁( as ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁constantly ▁being ▁watched ). ▁Fou ca ult ▁says ▁this ▁construction ▁( 1 ) ▁creates ▁an ▁individual ity ▁by ▁separ ating ▁prisoners ▁from ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁physical ▁room , ▁( 2 ) ▁since ▁the ▁prisoners ▁cannot ▁know ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁watched ▁at ▁any ▁given ▁moment , ▁they ▁internal ize ▁the ▁discipl inary