Pros And Cons Of Punishment In North Korea

It is forbidden for people who live in the country of North Korea to leave the country without permission of the government in power. Not only being on strict limits for leaving the country, the government in power tries to limit/restrict the people of North Koreas movement even inside their own country. You must have a clearly stated particular responsibility/duty or purpose if you wish to go to another part of the country and receive permission from your work unit. For those not living in Pyongyang, access to enter is expected to be denied. (Tanaka 2008) As one would expect, the government in power has developed forms of punishment for those willing to attempt to escape the country. There are so many people running away from North Korea that there 's nowhere for all of them to go. Most make it to China. Tens of thousands of North Koreans had fled to China for food, survival, opportunity, and for life. Some even attempt to cross the border in search of food items to use or sell in …show more content…
The government practices collective punishment, sending people to forced labor camps not only the offender but also his or her parents, husband or wife, children, and even children of children. These camps are famous for very low living conditions and very mean, unfair treatment, including extreme food shortages, little or no medical care, lack of proper housing and clothes, mistreatment and torture by guards, and worst of them all, executions. Forced labor at the Gwalliso often involves very hard physical labor such as mining, logging, and farming-based work, all done with basic and simple tools in dangerous and harsh conditions. Death rates in these camps are very high. North Korea has never admitted that these camps exist, but US and South Korean representatives guess some 200,000 people may be locked in a prison there.