People, the world over, are all dealing with the increasing threat of living in a prison planet. This book discusses some world imprisonment statistics. However, the discussion will focus on the United States of America because the U.S. leads the world as it relates to incarceration. Various dynamics of the prison system, such as the for profit prison industry, will be briefly looked at. Finally, the point of this guide - a list of pertinent advice on how to avoid becoming another prison statistic is offered and explained to the reader.