He was brutalized by the experience of being in prison.
牢狱生活使他变得残暴了。
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I didn't experience a prison visit, but my brush with the law certainly changed me.
我并没有去过监狱，但是我这段经历已经改变了我。
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People who experience low self esteem feel imprisoned but there is a likelihood of the prison doors being wide open without anyone imposing their stay in there.