Exposing the Destruction of Human Nature Within the Chinese Communist Party Jail System
By Falun Dafa practitioners tortured in the Yangjiang Prison in Guangdong Province
(Clearwisdom.net) In Mainland China, more than one hundred million Dafa
practitioners have been persecuted by the wicked Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
and tens of thousands of them arrested and taken to detention centers, prisons
and forced labor camps for torture. The Yangjiang Prison in Guangdong Province
is one of the places where the CCP persecutes Dafa practitioners. We have been
incarcerated and tortured there by the CCP personnel for several years. Having
experienced the horrendous crimes carried out inside China's jail system, we are
now exposing their crimes and analyzing their methods of destroying human
nature, to let people with conscience realize and stop this evildoing. According to the talk by Warden Cai Xipeng at the Yangjiang Prison during a
large meeting, more than ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners are incarcerated
in the prisons in China. In Guangdong Province, the main prisons that persecute
Falun Dafa practitioners are Yangjiang Prison, Sihui Prison and Guangdong
Province Women's Prison. The Yangjiang Prison persecuted several dozen Falun
Dafa practitioners in the past and still imprisons and persecutes several dozen
to this day. The Yangjiang Prison has made a lot of illegal profits by using
prisoners and Dafa practitioners as slave labor to produce knitted woolen
sweaters for export. Using their connections and bribery, the prison was awarded
as "Guangdong Province Civilized Prison" and "Department Level
Civilized Prison of the Nation," though in reality the prison has conducted
many shameful sins. A. Seek Profits by All Means The most obvious crime in the CCP jail system is the use of prisoners and
Dafa practitioners as slave labor to produce cheap goods for export. Of course,
they are also forced to produce goods for internal consumption in China and to
do other hard labor. The Yangjiang Prison mainly produces and exports knitted
woolen sweaters. Nowadays, many exported goods from China are made in prisons.
In order to deceive foreign buyers, the prisons have established pseudo
"companies." The Yangjiang Prison has established a company called
"Hot Springs Enterprise Company" that is just a name for the outside
world while in fact it is the prison itself. Actually, many foreign businessmen
are aware that a large portion of the commodities exported from China are made
in prisons using free labor. However, these foreign merchants have sold their
consciences for profit and have continued trading with the CCP. In order to rationalize and legalize the slave labor, the CCP fabricated the
theory of "Reform through Labor," claiming that doing labor work can
purify the criminal's soul and enable him to find a renewed life. This is pure
nonsense meant to deceive people. Anyone who has been jailed knows that laboring
without any rest cannot improve one's mind or make one become a better person.
We often hear prisoners say that they were not that bad before they came into
the prison, but became worse after being incarcerated. Criminologists and
policemen have continuously reported in meetings that many released prisoners
committed crimes again and their methods were more cruel and sly. Policemen have
privately told the prisoners that it is not "reform through labor" but
just profit making! Even some of the CCP members have realized that "reform
through labor" is ineffective. For example, ex-Guangdong Province Party
Committee Secretary Ren Zhongyi wrote an article pointing out that physical
labor could not change people's minds and that reform through labor was
impossible, and was rather an illegal method for wardens to make money. To further deceive people, the CCP personnel has collected other countries'
criminal reform policies pertaining to labor, claiming that foreign countries
are following Chinese jails' footsteps to implement "reform through
labor" for their criminals. This is to deceive both the Chinese and the
foreigners. In civilized countries, inmates are encouraged to and compensated
for participation in certain levels of labor activities that enrich their
spiritual lives. The work is moderate, voluntary and fairly compensated. Whereas
in China, the labor is imposed upon prisoners by force and without compensation.
It is strenuous, excessive, and completely inhumane. One is forced to
participate whether ill or not. And the labor conditions are extremely harsh,
without any labor safety protection whatsoever. The Yangjiang Prison's most unique "scenic picture" is when a group
of disabled inmates without arm or legs, sitting in hand carts, going to or
coming from work. In recent years, in order to deceive people, the prison
established the so-called "eight working hour system" and
"inmate's salary system." Actually, even normal businesses in China
have not followed the "eight working hour system," so how could it be
possible in prisons? From the head warden to staff wardens in the Yangjiang
Prison, they all have openly said in meetings, "Eight hours of labor work
excludes bathroom breaks, water breaks, and any brief moments to catch up with
your breath!" As for the prisoner's salary, it is very paltry. For a
regular inmate, a monthly salary of ten to twenty yuan is considered
very good, but he has produced over a thousand yuan of economic value. In the
last several years, the Yangjiang Prison enslaved and abused us. According to
its calculation, we have produced over ten thousand yuan in economic profit
annually, yet our annual salary is less than one hundred yuan! After the evil CCP came up with the theory of "Reform through
Labor," it put the "Reform through Labor" and "Education
through Labor" into law, legalizing the slave labor. But this in essence is
the slavery system and a lie for the CCP to drive people. In the Yangjiang
Prison, prisoners are forced to work day and night, without weekends or
holidays. Winter or summer, they have to get up at 5:00 a.m., eat a simple
breakfast outside, which means that they stay in the dark and in the cold in the
winter time, then start working right away. To get the maximum work time from
the prisoners, the prison has strict rules about bathroom breaks. A person is
only allowed to use the bathroom once in the morning! In winter, after eating
rice soup in the morning, people have the need to urinate multiple times, but
they are not allowed! To save time, the prison forces prisoners to eat outside,
even in the cold winter. And the food is cold, too. The prisoners are forced to
go back to work right after the meal! When there is an electrical power outage,
the prisoners are forced to stay outside, even in the cold winter, so that they
can start working immediately once the power comes back. The jail system is a
closed system. People outside cannot see the true picture. The prison is making
sheer lies when it boasts itself as "managing by humanity" and
implementing eight working hours system and providing prisoners ample rest time,
holidays and salaries. Many prisoners think of committing suicide because they are not being able to
endure the brutal slavery at the prison. The CCP method to prevent suicide was
laughable. First, any person who had an unsuccessful suicide attempt is
"severely punished" by putting on hand-cuffs and foot shackles. He is
then taken to the "strictly managed center," the "prison of the
prison" (a most dreadful place), to feel greater pain and terror, so that
he does not dare to commit suicide again. Another method is to take away all the
tools that they could possibly use for suicide, including mirrors (whose glass
can be broken to make weapons), metal spoons (that could be used as a weapon),
ropes (for hanging oneself), metal clothes hangers and razor blades. The prison
distributes standard razors to everyone. To prevent AIDS, the prison then
dedicates inmates to manage the razors. At first, the prisoners were allowed to
use the bathroom in the evening. But because many people committed suicide in
the bathroom, the prison locked the bathrooms. Whoever wants to use the bathroom
has to wait for the on-duty warden to open it for him. In addition, the prison
rewards heavily those who report other's attempts of suicide and implicates
those who do not. The prison also sets up "peer monitoring groups" to
force the inmates to watch each other. The inmates in the "peer monitoring
group" will be implicated if someone in the group commits suicide. No
wonder everyone gets so scared if being appointed as the team leader of the
"peer monitoring group." The prison also locks the tools at work,
making it very inconvenient for people who have to use them. However, no matter
how much the prison tries, there are still a large number of suicides. Some
people break thermos flasks to get pieces of glass to cut their veins, some
people use bed sheets or pants to hang themselves... But the prison has never
looked at the root cause of the problem: the extensive torture and slave labor
work makes the prisoners' lives harsh. [Editor's note: Suicide is
prohibited by the teachings of Falun Gong.] The main reason that the prison wants to reduce the number of suicide cases
is to be able to face the prisoners' families and relatives and to wear a
"civilized" mask to cheat the public. B. Use Incentives and Terror to Amplify the Dark Side of Human Nature and
Destroy the Real Human Nature and Conscience The CCP will use any methods to achieve its goals. The most frequently used
methods used in jails are to utilize and amplify the dark side of human nature,
using incentives and fear to control people. This can also be clearly seen from
the CCP's persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners. The CCP jail system has a set of rules for jail term-reductions, granting
parole and other rewards. It should be based on how well the prisoners have been
reformed, but the CCP jail system primarily bases it on the amount of profit the
prisoner produces. And sometimes this is the sole criterion. The strong
prisoners who can produce more for the prison have higher "scores" and
therefore their jail terms are reduced faster. Even if a prisoner has really
changed his mind and becomes a good person, his term will not be reduced unless
he can make more profit for the prison. In the Yangjiang Prison, the work time is absolutely the number one priority.
Education time is secondary. For "work need" the education class can
be canceled at any time. However, there has never been a case that the work time
is reduced for education classes. If the work time is reduced due to power
outages or other reasons, the prison for sure will force the prisoners to make
up the lost time. And the prison counts every penny for people's work. But it
does not care about education or exams. When it's the exam time, the prison
first distributes an answer sheet to everyone, then gives the exam and lets
everyone copy the answers onto it. The prison has never really spent time on
educating the prisoners. That's why the prisoners are not reforming themselves,
instead, only trying to seek opportunities for personal gain. Many prisoners
bribe wardens to get better work assignments or the "inmate leaders"
"increase" their productivity... Under such a stick and carrot system,
the prisoners can only become worse. The persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners is a manifestation of the evil
CCP amplifying the dark side of human nature instead of teaching people to do
good. Falun Dafa practitioners practice "Truthfulness, Benevolence,
Forbearance" and try to be good people. This is known to everyone,
including the wardens at the prison. However, the prison wants to force Dafa
practitioners to "transform." The wardens keep telling Dafa
practitioners, "It is good that you insist on Truth, cultivate your mind
and improve your characters. 'Truthfulness, Benevolence, Forbearance' are good.
However, what benefits did you get from doing this? You see, you lost your job,
your future is bleak, others have money, houses, cars and enjoy their lives, and
people of your age are having a good time right now. Why you are so
stupid?" The prison uses many methods to torture Dafa practitioners: 1. Illegal imprisonment. Using jail to imprison Dafa practitioners is one of
the most cruel methods that the CCP uses to persecute Dafa and Dafa
practitioners. Because once a person is imprisoned, especially in the small,
poor jail environment, he is severely injured both physically and mentally. 2. Slave labor. As mentioned earlier, during the illegal imprisonment, the
evil CCP commits more crimes by forcing Dafa practitioners through slave labor
for its own private desire and profits. 3. Brutal torture. The CCP jail system uses many cruel torture instruments to
torture Dafa practitioners. For example, I have gone through or witnessed the
following instruments in the Yangjiang Prison: (a) Depriving Dafa practitioners of sleep for long periods. The wardens take
turns watching the practitioners. They also order inmates to form "peer
monitoring groups" to take turns in torturing Dafa practitioners. Dafa
practitioners are not allowed to sleep at night or take naps at noon (other
inmates have nap time). The prison's goal is to weaken Dafa practitioners'
spirits and minds, so that they can "transform" the practitioners. (b) Strictly restricting Dafa practitioners' freedoms during their
imprisonment. Any person when imprisoned has basically no freedom, but the
prison further restricts Dafa practitioners by forming "peer monitoring
groups for Falun Gong practitioners" to monitor them. Dafa practitioners
are not allowed to make contact with other people. They have to make requests
for using the bathroom, and when approved, they have to be
"accompanied" by other inmates. (c) Malicious "drill" practice, including running, squatting, doing
push-ups, etc. Dafa practitioners have very healthy bodies from practicing Falun
Gong and do not need these kinds of drills at all. The prison's goal is not for
their health, but for physical abuse. (d) Verbal abuse and beatings. Sometimes the wardens themselves beat or
verbally abuse Dafa practitioners, and sometimes they order inmates to do so. (e) Electric shock torture. The wardens frequently generate electric sparks
from their electric batons to create an environment of terror. They shock Dafa
practitioners who refuse to be "transformed." (f) Applying hand-cuffs and foot shackles. When practitioners' hands and feet
are tied together, they can only bend down their bodies. The wardens then force
the practitioners to walk to the factory plant from their rooms. It is extremely
difficult for them to walk. If a practitioner is not able to move, the wardens
order two inmates to drag him on the concrete ground and run. Sometimes clear
traces from dragging on the ground from the dormitory room to the factory plant
can be seen. Sometimes there is even blood on the traces. (g) Strict management. That name stands for the most dreadful torture. When
the "strictly managed center" is mentioned, there are rarely any
prisoners who are not frightened. At the "strictly managed center,"
people have very little to eat, no rest, and are forced to face a wall at noon
and perform "physical training" in the morning, afternoon and evening,
which is actually physical torture. When sleeping, their four limbs are cuffed
to a hard bed board and they cannot rotate or use the bathroom. They are beaten
frequently. It is hard to find someone coming out of the "strictly managed
center" who does not have internal injuries. (h) Rampant forced-feeding. The wardens order inmates to force-feed Dafa
practitioners who are on hunger strikes in public. Dafa practitioner Mr. Li
Jinghui, who refused to be "transformed" was tortured into an
extremely weak state by this. 4. Mental torture. That is to force Dafa practitioners to read, listen, copy,
remember and recite the "brainwashing" materials from the books and
CDs that slander Dafa. Dafa practitioners are tortured by torture instruments if
they refused to do so. The prison pressures practitioners and creates horror,
without being reasonable or following the law. When they are wrong, the wardens
say, "I am not going to reason with you. The jailing is part of the CCP
dictatorship system. You must follow the order. If you don't, you are the enemy
and are to be punished." They also try to lure practitioners with jail term
reductions. When practitioners say that they do not want the prison's reward,
the warden says, "You must take it even if you don't want it. If you don't
want jail term reductions, you have clearly expressed that you are a person
against reform and therefore you are the target for severe punishment!" If
the practitioner says, "I will never be 'transformed' and I do not care how
long you imprison me." They say, "This is the order from the top. If
you don't transform, we are impacted. So you must transform." They also
threaten that practitioners refusing to be "transformed" will not be
released when their jail terms are completed and that they can imprison Falun
Gong practitioners however long they want without following the law. They also
try to find Dafa practitioners' families and relatives to pressure them. From the fabricated materials to their "reasons," the evil CCP uses
the methods of lure and horror, amplifying the dark side of human nature to
reach their goals. A cultivator might still have some shortcomings in his/her
human nature, so the evil studies and focuses on these shortcomings in order to
torture the practitioners. Even if a practitioner accepts
"transformation" unwillingly, the CCP's goal is reached. So no matter
how kind-hearted they appear, they are doing damage to practitioners because
they attempt to force them to change their beliefs, leaving benevolence and
going toward evil! They are also doing damage to everyone because they are
suppressing benevolence, the best part of human nature, and instead promoting
the darkest, most evil side. So the CCP is poisoning the human being in his/her
entirety. I appeal to all the people of the world to stop these crimes, the biggest
sins in history, and return justice to human world. October 17, 2006
Chinese version available at
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