Prisoners only get 140 grams of rice three times a day, while they are being forced to do hard labour such as logging with iron chains.The Daily NK: Lee Jun Ha's Prison Tales 19 “Logging on the Mountain” Often, prisoners are killed The Daily NK: Lee Jun Ha's Prison Tales 26 “Fighting Frozen Weather on the Mountain” or they are crippled in work accidents, because they have to do dangerous work with primitive means.The Daily NK: Lee Jun Ha's Prison Tales 18 “The Wagon of Spite” A former prisoner reported that accidental deaths occurred every few days in the furniture factory because its machines were antiquated and prisoners seldom slept more than five hours per night. Virtually every day after work and before they receive their dinner, prisoners are forced to engage in mutual criticism sessions and they receive less food as punishment for flaws or shortcomings. Because prisoners are so hungry, they even eat grass and corn which is mixed with cow feces.The Daily NK: Lee Jun Ha's Prison Tales 13 “A Cruel Realization about the Nature of Man” Lee Jun Ha estimates that around 30 to 40 people died as a result of malnutrition, work accidents or torture each month and their bodies were burnt on a nearby mountain.The Daily NK: Lee Jun Ha's Prison Tales 25 “Mount Bulmang's Tragic Harvest”
