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 punitive nature of prisons varies from prisoner to prisoner. James Austin states that deterrence is a key concept which assumes that the threat, or actual pain of imprisonment, will serve either to reduce crime in general or to reduce the recidivism of certain offenders. But it seems that the purpose of prison is not perceived by some individuals. Although these studies focus on the perceived severity of imprisonment relative to other sanctions, the general conclusion that can be drawn from the results is that sanctions, including prison time, "have different impacts on different People" ("Prison Will Be"). People have different perceptions of when to be locked up. Prison will make or break a