Warren Zevan’s song, “Prison Grove” would be a great song choice for the soundtrack in Monster. The rhythm is slow and jarring with lyrics like “Dug in, hunkered down, Hours race without a sound, Gonna carry me to where I'm bound...Take one last look at the prison yard, Goodbye Prison Grove.
Johnny Cash’s song, “Folsom Prison Blues” was the one that popped into my head when thinking about prison songs. He played this song and some others to state inmates in prison’s and did a good job of depicting life behind bars, although he himself, never spent more than a day in jail. “Well I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free, But those people keep a-movin’, And that's what tortures me” are some of the lyrics and moreover the entire composite is brilliant in illustrating the thoughts that I can see the characters in Monster having, which would make this song an ideal choice as well.
