Crank and Timothy Brezina mention how some inmates have adapted to life behind bars and do not view their time in prison as a harsh punishment. The perceived punitiveness of prisons varies for each prisoner. James Austin states that deterrence is a key concept that assumes the threat, or actual pain of imprisonment, will serve to reduce crime overall or reduce the recidivism of individual offenders. But it seems that the purpose of prison does not seem to be reaching some individuals. Although the focus of these studies is on the perceived severity of imprisonment compared to other sanctions, the general conclusion that can be drawn from the findings is that punishments, including prison time, "have different impacts on different people" ("Prison Will O "). People have different perceptions when they need to be locked up. Prison will make or break a