The Experiences of a Prisoner

Inmates in concentration camps had no time or desire to consider moral or ethical issues. Every man was controlled by one thought, only to keep himself alive for the family waiting for him at home and to save his friends. The most brutal of the prisoners were chosen for this job, although there were some happy exceptions. On the average, only those prisoners could keep alive, who, after years of trecking from camp to camp, had lost all scruples in their fight for existence. They were prepared to use every means, honest and otherwise even brutal force, theft and betrayal of their friends, in order to save themselves. These might become a contribution to the psychology of prison life, which