Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power. One real problem I find today is the saturation of fictional prison dramas, moves, and exaggerated prison documents that too many people accept as factual. In the real world, everything in prison life is micro-managed. Movement is limited.
Rules are numerous to the point of accidental contradiction.
Education consists of a GED program. There are no student loans or college scholarship programs in prisons.