The Importance Of Doing Time In Prison

Days without end Doing time in prison is difficult for any individual. It’s the hardest thing they face mentally. Separated from their families, friends, and loved ones, these individuals face problems such as violence, assault and the possibility of serving life without parole. Records of close to 160,000 in 2012 are serving life behind bars and 49,000 are serving life without the possibility of parole. It was nonviolent offenses like stealing a $180 jacket or serving as a middleman in the sale of $15 of marijuana. Many of them were struggling with mental illness, drug dependency or financial desperation when they committed their crimes. None of them will ever come home to their parents and children. And taxpayers are spending billions to keep them behind bars. Challenges these individuals face who are serving life sentences are life without parole, the adjustment to life in prison, the reality of the sentence, fear and anger toward others, isolation, loneliness, hopelessness and …show more content…
Not one person or offenders included, expects prison to be a paradise . Upon prison, all inmates must face the mental and physical challenge of adjusting to prison, and some fail or just barely pass the test. The ones that fail are usually the ones that die in prison by being assaulted or taking one’s life due to the fact that they can’t take the prison anymore and the ones that pass are usually the ones that move up on top of the food chain. For example the gang leaders in the prison and even those who join gangs just to feel protected. Including the ones that are close to the prison guards that pay them off to gain special privileges. These are the types of people that pass or fail the prison system test. Prisoners soon learn that their mental and physical survival depends on emotional control, resistance to or violence and aggression, and an ability to negotiate with other