As a prisoner in the Stanford experiment I would have felt degraded and dehumanized. All hope for a life outside would be diminished. As a guard I would have been glad there was no hope outside because I could be in control for longer. Power is one of the best feelings for everyone, but the Stanford prison guards took it to extremes because it was not real; they were all students, they had never committed any known felonies. Though Zimbardo has said that the prison system is getting worse it does not change the fact that his experiment was wrong. Zimbardo has a right to his opinion, but just because he says they have gotten worse does not necessarily mean they have. According to Zimbardo it would seem that prisons are harmful and non-rehabilitating,
