Explanation:
Carlson stated, "Prison and war take the same survival skills," in other words, his experiences as a war veteran affected his view of the correctional facility, one that needed actions he termed as "survival skills".
Referring to the change in perception resulting from his time at war, he further stated, "...I came up with all sorts of philosophies in my mind the same way I had in Iraq. We were always hypervigilant..., but in my mind, I was in combat with the jail." He's suffering from PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) made him a difficult inmate because he still felt he was at war and he got little professional medical therapy.
