Entering prison, as well as leaving it, requires a large number of adjustments for the individual. Understanding criminal behavior as a result of lack of adequate socialization provides an understanding of resocialization as a necessary step in the process of getting out of criminal behavior. This is precisely why norms and social influence play a key role in the resocialization of prisoners. Through the creation and strengthening of positive norms and through the provision of support and opportunities for social reintegration, prisoners get a chance for a new beginning. The prison consists of a formal and informal system that affects the psychological atmosphere in the prison through four factors (repression, entropy, prison code and deprivation). Motivation is one of the factors influencing resocialization. Intrinsic motivation encourages the inmate to conform to norms, while extrinsic motivation can serve as an incentive to join programs for resocialization. Resocialization is also influenced by the prisoner's conformity, but also by his personality traits. When returning to society, for easier resocialization, it is of great importance to provide the prisoner with the opportunity for education and employment. The process of resocialization requires the interaction of prisoners, institutions and society in order to create a stimulating and supportive environment for the development of their personal autonomy and stability of prisoners, as well as the return of prisoners to social, family and professional life.