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Prison is the reformatory institution in our social system. Indian constitution has introduced judiciary system to control the society. Every individual, who violates the legal laws, is punished by the judiciary. Prison is an environment where criminals are kept for the purpose of reformation. It is an environment with special difficulties and repetitive activities. According to the nature of crime, prisoners have to charge for their criminal activities. Being separated from the family and friends, prisoners have to reside alone in the prison for a long period of time. Everyone around them is unknown. They find no one to share and understand their mental condition and they have to stay with the same situation. This leads to stress and emotionally weak environment in the prison. The present study assesses the effects of imprisonment on the behavior of women inmates. The aim of the study is to find out how prison environment affects the lives of women inmates and their children who are living inside the prison with their mother. The study has been conducted over 22 under trial women inmates of Budaun district jail, Uttar Pradesh, India. The study concludes that prison environment severely affect the mind as well as the health of the women inmates. It also creates negative impact on the behavior of children who are imprisoned with their mother without any criminal activity.