The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand. Based on a true story.
Kelly Marlett reviewedJune 19, 2025
This Film. Effective in my desire for prison abolition, but only because the law is more in favor to incarcerating Blacks than Whites. And still Phill Zimbardo’s brain child is adorned along with him. The experience of working for companies in America make the study feel all too familiar in those context as I can now recall my I-9 contractual employments. Power and Abuse have an Ivy League blueprint now. Science backs that blueprint up to be effective in a society that cherishes it. How will this knowledge continue to be used is the concern.