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Corrections: Exercise 3 - Prison life:
survival in prison and the inmate code |
 Instructions:
Read the passage and click on the correct answer. If wrong, try
again. Scroll down if you do not see the Answer box
 Click
here to review the key terms for this exercise.
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Adjusting to Prison Life
Life in prison presents an inmate
with a series of hardships. In the beginning of their sentences, prisoners experience the most amount of difficulty in assimilating to prison life. During this early period, they are more likely to have disciplinary problems. But as more time passes, most prisoners learn to adjust to their new lives in order to survive in the harsh environment. Some prisoners prefer to spend time alone, some make friends, and some join various groups.
While serving prison sentences, inmates
go through a variety of attitude and behavior changes. Faced with
the reality of a dangerous prison life, they learn different ways
of protecting themselves from harm. They know whom to be friends with
and whom to avoid. Some prisoners learn to fight back, and some might
even kill their attackers and get even longer sentences. Inmates might
also be victims of gangs or Mafia-like groups. To deal with these
hardships, some might stay alone while others might become friends
with other inmates or join a group. Also, the degree of hardship that
prisoners face depends on the relationship they have with prison guards
and other correctional employees. How they get along with the prison
personnel determines whether they do easy time or hard
time.
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