hand, the survey shows that when a decision is made for detention at a PPC, transportation to that PPC is arranged by the same organization. As the rate of prisoners born in PPC is substantial, it is meaningless to ask them about their arrest, investigation and trial proceedings. Accordingly, new chapters may be added to the survey in future to treat the issue of the difference between the family and the offender and criteria for application of the practice of guilt by association. There were cases in which the former prisoners were confused and mistook the final interview with the investigator and his superior as a trial, a consequence of general ignorance of North Koreans regarding court proceedings. Most North Koreans have never seen court proceedings with participation by judges, prosecutors, lawyers, the plaintiff and the suspect. Accordingly, their understanding of court proceedings is meager, at best. 6) The Process of Admission to a PCC It appears that the process of admission to PPC is not much different by individual PCC. The SSA or relevant investigative organization is responsible for bringing the prisoner to the entrance of the PPC, at which time the PPC authorities take over the prisoner for the purpose of admission to the PPC. The process of admission to the maximum-security camp is not known in the absence of testimonies concerned. In case of admission to a highsecurity camp, a prisoner is authorized to keep his/her belongings except certain restricted items, which are kept in the management office. The prisoners spend the first 15 or 30 days in an orientation to camp life before being assigned to a work unit. “The purpose of the Control Center is to detain prisoners for life. Once admitted, no one can leave it. It is a secret area and no one can enter or leave it.” (A02, a family member of camp official No. 22, 1994) “Prisoners are sent to Yodok High-security Camp to be cleansed of their transgressions through hard labor. I spent my first 15 days at the orientation unit. Some prisoners arrive there undernourished and are given attention for recovery from undernourishment while in the orientation unit.” (A04, former prisoner from Sorimchon, PPC No. 15, 2002~2005) “We arrived there by train. When we left the train at a nearby railway station, we were led to a small hotel. One of our arms was tied to a small desk inside, leaving us with the use of one arm only. We stayed there for about half a day until a coal truck arrived. We traveled for about three hours in the back of the truck, accompanied by a SSA officer, and arrived at the main guard post of 70