I think the word and mind set I'm looking for is institutionalized. It's a way of survival. It can happen in prison or in the forces where they no longer feel they can function in regular society. reference to Shawshank too
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At what point in time does an incarcerated criminal stop thinking about being institutionalized and become institutionalized? Some never do. Others do because it’s the only way they will survive in the event of life without parole. There are prisoners with no family on the outside, who spend many years “inside”, and one day they receive the news they are being paroled. Going in must suck. Being forced out must be worse.
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