# Worse Case Scenerio: Average Joe/Jane find themselves in Prison, would you go insane? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-case-scenerio-average-joe-jane-find-themselves-in-prison-would-you-go-insane/312427 "2005-07-13T23:50:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-case-scenerio-average-joe-jane-find-themselves-in-prison-would-you-go-insane/312427/21 "2005-07-16T21:52:18Z")
Based on my health confinement from the last 3 weeks - yes, I would go insane. I am going nuts right now… But at least I know it will eventually end. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-case-scenerio-average-joe-jane-find-themselves-in-prison-would-you-go-insane/312427/22 "2005-07-16T22:53:45Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > This has always been an architypal fear of mine - not that it would ever happen but the thought of spending my life in a cage away from friends and family and my wife would tear me appart. > > What about you? I’ve heard people say prison is no punishment because prisoners have all their meals, housing and medical care covered and have access to libraries, TV and exercise, but I think it would drive me nuts. Like most people, I like to leave my house on occasion. I like being able to go to movies, choose exactly the kind of food I want to eat, drink alcohol that I didn’t ferment myself, wear clothes that I choose, go on vacations, swim, have pets…the list goes on and on. That said, the worst thing about prison would be watching my family and friends’ lives go on without me. I know the people who really cared about me would visit and call and all that, but that wouldn’t replace actually being there to share in either joy or trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-case-scenerio-average-joe-jane-find-themselves-in-prison-would-you-go-insane/312427/23 "2005-07-16T22:58:06Z")
> [@](#): > > There was a professional fighter, his name escapes me, Denzel played him in a movie,who was released after many years. That was Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. Hopefully, you didn’t get all your information about him from the movie. While he was almost certainly innocent of the murders he was convicted of, he was no hero. ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-case-scenerio-average-joe-jane-find-themselves-in-prison-would-you-go-insane/312427/24 "2005-07-16T23:05:57Z")
> [@Little Nemo](#): > > That was Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. Hopefully, you didn’t get all your information about him from the movie. While he was almost certainly innocent of the murders he was convicted of, he was no hero. No hero, but God, did he inspire a great song. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-case-scenerio-average-joe-jane-find-themselves-in-prison-would-you-go-insane/312427/25 "2005-07-17T06:04:47Z")
Being completely innocent, I wouldn’t be going to prison. I’d find a way to break out, and try and clear my name in the process. Otherwise, yes, i’d go bats. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-case-scenerio-average-joe-jane-find-themselves-in-prison-would-you-go-insane/312427/26 "2005-07-17T14:04:16Z")
Paging **Casdave** for the British side. I think that I would be seriously distressed by being imprisonned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worse-case-scenerio-average-joe-jane-find-themselves-in-prison-would-you-go-insane/312427.md?page=1)