The other inmates will also make bets on which new-b will come out on the first night. A stigma is a term used to describe societal labels used to devalue members of a certain social group. In prison there is a group known as “the sisters” (the queers). They are the most feminine men who love contact with other men. Another example of stigma is when Red is released from prison and is placed in a prison release program. He is immediately labeled a criminal, even though that was his old self. Red realizes he no longer fits the "social norm" and goes looking for his old friend