Aggressive Behaviors In Prisons

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The Correctional usually has a gym where you can do workouts or weight lifting. These activities are great to relieve stress. Just as you need physical fitness, being mentally fit is equally necessary to survive during incarceration. Caution is necessary, particularly when an inmate next to you or a cellmate would behave in unpredictable ways. Behaviors that trigger fear, anxiety, anger and other emotions in you will appear threatening to them. Control and hide your emotions. If inmates interpret your reactions as a weakness, they will use this weakness to control and manipulate you. On the other hand, if you show anger you play into their hands. There is not much to do inside the prison, therefore, expect days when you feel bored, lonely,