It includes a novella meant to be read while listening to the album as its "soundtrack".

According to Nesmith's website (Videoranch), a third installment titled The Ocean has been released and completes the Infinitia trilogy[1] The Prison and The Garden were re-released together on CD in 2004 by Video Ranch.

Allmusic called The Prison "a brilliant multimedia concept marrying the personal and inner visual experience of Michael "Papa Nez" Nesmith's novella with the aural medium of an equally original soundtrack."

As of September 2013, the original mix that appeared on vinyl has not been officially released on CD.

However, according to Videoranch.com, on "Wednesday, August 16, 2017, Nez opened up a sealed box set [of "The Prison"] from 1974" and proceeded to digitally transfer sides one and two, taking it "off the record completely flat - straight wire.