Camp 14

In North Korea there are political prison camps. The idea behind their punishment is that the grandfathers of the people in there were part of the revolution, and that the son and grandson would also want to dissolve the current government. They call this 3 Generation Punishment, and N.K are the only ones who constantly practice this in the post WWII era and the 21st century. The only prisoner to escape Camp 14 did it in 2005. He was born in the prison and for 23 years all he knew was the prison rules. As a child he would work hard without any rest all for the same lame nasty not nutritional meal. He witnessed many vial acts of cruel punishment, and he was tortured as well. When he was 13 his mother and older brother were caught trying to escape, he was brought in to be "questioned" about their activities. He was severely punished and was forced to watch is mother and older brother be executed. He said he did no know what love was so he felt no sadness towards them or any other feelings. He said that he felt like they broke the rules and were being punished accordingly. One day he met a guy named Parks in the prison who had seen the outside world and he wanted in on it. So one day when they were collecting firewood near the electric fence they decided to make a run for it. He slipped and fell face first in the snow while parks made a gap in the fence and was electrocuted. He climbed over his back to escape. He then headed north, he bribed his way into China and finally found refuge and was granted citizenship in S.K. Later he spoke of his story and it was published into a book by an American author.