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The fact that is universally acknowledged is that literature is ever emerging. English literature, though began much later when compared to all the other literatures, never lost its lustre. Just as a river strengthens its course by taking in all the minor tributaries, English literature too made itself perennial by absorbing all genres, languages, themes, sub- themes and latest trends. The topic of discussion for this paper- Prison Literature, is not just any trend. It is a voice to the misunderstood. It is a clarification to the misconceptions surrounding it. It is an oasis to the deserted individuals who spend their life in a hell- hole called 'prison'- waiting for a verdict. Guilty or not, the people doomed to 'prison- life', suffer their term in desperation, isolation, hopelessness and vulnerability. Jeffrey Archer was one such ill- fated individual who fell prey to the fangs of incarceration. Even after years of his release, the discussion of his innocence is still prevalent. This paper intends to discuss Jeffrey Archer's volumes of 'A Prison Diary' which act as a tool of discourse in prison literature.