Paroled

Jul 26, 2024

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The next day I was sweeping the hallway in front of the cells when an announcement was made that “Prisoner 1037 will be paroled.” One of my fellow prisoners asked “Who is 1037.” Since we had been using our own names he did not realize it was me.
That evening I met with Dr. Zimbardo just before my release. He told me they had decided to end the experiment the next morning.
I told him I wish I had known, since I only wanted to be released before my birthday in four days.
He said I could not stay since I knew the experiment was ending in the morning.

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