of the capitalist class or supporters of South Korea. So, you must report to me immediately anything that seems suspicious.’ The surveillance system here was of such a nature that whenever I spoke to anyone, I became very careful and nervous. The best policy here is to use rough and foul words and act like a fool.” (0 Myong-o from Camp No. 18) There appears to be a variety of systems to control prisoners in the PPC. However, basically, the systems involve surveillance, punishment and creating competition among prisoners to inform on one another for reward. A common practice is monitoring fellow prisoners by the use of ‘secret agents’ and the use of collective punishment. Kang Chun-hwan testifies, as follows, in this context: “Food is so scarce in the Control Center that spies abound; everyone spying on everyone else, in the food factories particularly. It is not a question of keeping yourself clean of missteps. If you happen not to be liked by someone, you will find yourself accused, for example, of having a few beans in your pocket. Teachers encourage children to spy on other children, holding out a reward for the recruited ‘spy’ of a one-time reduced daily work quota, or by heaping praise on the compliant child in front of other children for his/her lofty revolutionary spirit, etc. A child must not only finish his/her own daily quota of work, but also make sure other children have finished their work. If a child takes time to rest during work duty, he/she may not only be very severely scolded with harsh words, but badly beaten as well. In the process, children who don’t meet work expectations prolong the working hours not only for themselves, but for the other children of the same work unit as well. This system of collective punishment has the underlying objectives of motivating everyone to watch and hate everyone else, as well as promoting greater efficiency in the workplace. (Kang Chul-hwan from Ipsok-ni, PPC Camp No. 15) The method of making prisoners compete with each other by offering incentives is an appeal to the basest instinct of a human being. Survey results show that camp authorities control the prisoners and make them compete with each other through the use of raise/lowered food rations, hours of sleep or even the opportunities for sexual intercourse through the process of granting permission to marry as an incentive. The dehumanization process prisoners are subjected to is enhanced by forced competition for more food, more sleep and satisfaction of sexual needs. 88