Lyric discussion by z4ckm0rris 

Cover art for Jackson Cage lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Yeah these are great lyrics. Basically it's just a comparison between a place that someone is stuck living in and a jail. That line about being judged and handed life is an awesome one, because it drives home that concept of a town like jail and also the notion that sometimes you can feel stuck because of forces outside your control, almost like a punishment for something you don't know you did.