One thing I wish people on the outside understood about prison life.

It takes for a strong person to endure the hardships faced in prison. These hardships come with the conflict of time and separation from society. The society that resides here is not conducive to the same society we want to return to.

Circumstances predict behavior. That being said means we conform to what we are faced. However, the perseverance carry us through the clouds of deception. To understand, one has to know being around misbehavior tend to rub off or on, defending the stage of maturity the imprisoned person is functioning.

Tides of change is crucial. Prison is a place, an institution that refuses to change its function. This function is very restrictive in nature. The point is when a person has reached a point of inflection there is one or two things that will happen: this person will move toward success or plunder into failure. Some prisoners' decisions reflect the interest of the parole board.

Prison is not designed to distinguished between those who overcame and those who are in the disguise of overcoming their maladaptive behavior. Until the time come judgement will remain the same upon all that reside in the place: prison.

He seeks no reward, because his reward has been earned. Those functioning on the same wavelength will notice. It is unfortunate that staff members have been conditioned to the degree that they can not accept the fact felons can change. Doubt clouds their unconcerned judgement. Their reward comes

in the form of a paycheck.