once they are released from prison, too, they often have a harder time adjusting to being a part of society again, and frequently end up back in prison. ex-offenders who were held in solitary confinement are more likely to commit violent acts against others once released than those who spent all their time in the general prison population. as one california prisoner who wrote for "the fire inside" prison magazine put it, “we go through these kind of mental, emotional, and spiritual stages. at first when you get here you’re angry and disoriented…paranoia sets in…i slowly began to think of this cell as my safe place…what happens next year when they take the box away?” she, and other women in solitary confinement, become unequipped to deal with the outside world and the knowledge of technological advancement, social interaction skills, and mental stability that it requires.