This five-page post-graduate paper examines prison life and explores the psychological dynamics of imprisonment. The author notes that prison life manifests itself as the survival of the fittest; the fittest being those who are stronger, more ruthless, more manipulative, and more determined to gain their objectives regardless of who it hurts. Prison is a primitive social environment and brings out the worst in people, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually. It is a veritable breeding ground for everything that is negative in the human experience and crushes positive instincts and behaviors.