How to run a prison with the smallest amount of guards?












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So, this takes place in a post apocalyptic world, within the borders of a government called the USC. 30 miles north of The Junction (modern-day Bakersfield) is the JSCF, or Junction State Correctional Facility.



About 2500 prisoners are held within the JSCF. The JSCF is used as a punitive labor prison, where convicts are used to do public works projects, such as building roads and railways.



The USC wants to use the smallest amount of guards they can, to cut costs. So, my question is how could a labor prison be run in a way that minimizes the amount of guards needed to run it?



The current technological level is near that of 1890s America, and the USC has considerable infrastructure



Basic layout of JSCF (please tell me if it isn’t realistic)
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    The smallest number of guards would be to just kill everyone. A prison is humane punishment or a source of labor. What are the needs of your prison?
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    – Andrey
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    @Andrey: What do you mean? The needs of my prison are to punish/rehabilitate prisoners by use of hard labor
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    – DT Cooper
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    You don't state how 'post' apocalyptic the world is, but presumably there are sufficient resources to make it worthwhile feeding and housing criminals rather than just killing them. Without any other details, this doesn't seem any different to real-life for-profit prisons that operate nowadays. These are already (by their very nature) answering the question of what the minimum-viable staffing level is.
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    – K. Morgan
    8 hours ago






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    You also don't state the tech level of the world you are building - is it greater than we have now? Less? This affects the nature of the answers you will get (e.g. a fully-automated AI-run murder prison requires zero staff).
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    You might want to look at the Panopticon (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon) which was designed to work with a single guard. Would be a fairly radical redesign of the structure though.
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So, this takes place in a post apocalyptic world, within the borders of a government called the USC. 30 miles north of The Junction (modern-day Bakersfield) is the JSCF, or Junction State Correctional Facility.



About 2500 prisoners are held within the JSCF. The JSCF is used as a punitive labor prison, where convicts are used to do public works projects, such as building roads and railways.



The USC wants to use the smallest amount of guards they can, to cut costs. So, my question is how could a labor prison be run in a way that minimizes the amount of guards needed to run it?



The current technological level is near that of 1890s America, and the USC has considerable infrastructure



Basic layout of JSCF (please tell me if it isn’t realistic)
enter image description here










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    $begingroup$
    The smallest number of guards would be to just kill everyone. A prison is humane punishment or a source of labor. What are the needs of your prison?
    $endgroup$
    – Andrey
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Andrey: What do you mean? The needs of my prison are to punish/rehabilitate prisoners by use of hard labor
    $endgroup$
    – DT Cooper
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You don't state how 'post' apocalyptic the world is, but presumably there are sufficient resources to make it worthwhile feeding and housing criminals rather than just killing them. Without any other details, this doesn't seem any different to real-life for-profit prisons that operate nowadays. These are already (by their very nature) answering the question of what the minimum-viable staffing level is.
    $endgroup$
    – K. Morgan
    8 hours ago






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    $begingroup$
    You also don't state the tech level of the world you are building - is it greater than we have now? Less? This affects the nature of the answers you will get (e.g. a fully-automated AI-run murder prison requires zero staff).
    $endgroup$
    – K. Morgan
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You might want to look at the Panopticon (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon) which was designed to work with a single guard. Would be a fairly radical redesign of the structure though.
    $endgroup$
    – Matthew
    6 hours ago














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So, this takes place in a post apocalyptic world, within the borders of a government called the USC. 30 miles north of The Junction (modern-day Bakersfield) is the JSCF, or Junction State Correctional Facility.



About 2500 prisoners are held within the JSCF. The JSCF is used as a punitive labor prison, where convicts are used to do public works projects, such as building roads and railways.



The USC wants to use the smallest amount of guards they can, to cut costs. So, my question is how could a labor prison be run in a way that minimizes the amount of guards needed to run it?



The current technological level is near that of 1890s America, and the USC has considerable infrastructure



Basic layout of JSCF (please tell me if it isn’t realistic)
enter image description here










share|improve this question











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So, this takes place in a post apocalyptic world, within the borders of a government called the USC. 30 miles north of The Junction (modern-day Bakersfield) is the JSCF, or Junction State Correctional Facility.



About 2500 prisoners are held within the JSCF. The JSCF is used as a punitive labor prison, where convicts are used to do public works projects, such as building roads and railways.



The USC wants to use the smallest amount of guards they can, to cut costs. So, my question is how could a labor prison be run in a way that minimizes the amount of guards needed to run it?



The current technological level is near that of 1890s America, and the USC has considerable infrastructure



Basic layout of JSCF (please tell me if it isn’t realistic)
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    $begingroup$
    The smallest number of guards would be to just kill everyone. A prison is humane punishment or a source of labor. What are the needs of your prison?
    $endgroup$
    – Andrey
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Andrey: What do you mean? The needs of my prison are to punish/rehabilitate prisoners by use of hard labor
    $endgroup$
    – DT Cooper
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You don't state how 'post' apocalyptic the world is, but presumably there are sufficient resources to make it worthwhile feeding and housing criminals rather than just killing them. Without any other details, this doesn't seem any different to real-life for-profit prisons that operate nowadays. These are already (by their very nature) answering the question of what the minimum-viable staffing level is.
    $endgroup$
    – K. Morgan
    8 hours ago






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    $begingroup$
    You also don't state the tech level of the world you are building - is it greater than we have now? Less? This affects the nature of the answers you will get (e.g. a fully-automated AI-run murder prison requires zero staff).
    $endgroup$
    – K. Morgan
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You might want to look at the Panopticon (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon) which was designed to work with a single guard. Would be a fairly radical redesign of the structure though.
    $endgroup$
    – Matthew
    6 hours ago














  • 1




    $begingroup$
    The smallest number of guards would be to just kill everyone. A prison is humane punishment or a source of labor. What are the needs of your prison?
    $endgroup$
    – Andrey
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @Andrey: What do you mean? The needs of my prison are to punish/rehabilitate prisoners by use of hard labor
    $endgroup$
    – DT Cooper
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You don't state how 'post' apocalyptic the world is, but presumably there are sufficient resources to make it worthwhile feeding and housing criminals rather than just killing them. Without any other details, this doesn't seem any different to real-life for-profit prisons that operate nowadays. These are already (by their very nature) answering the question of what the minimum-viable staffing level is.
    $endgroup$
    – K. Morgan
    8 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    You also don't state the tech level of the world you are building - is it greater than we have now? Less? This affects the nature of the answers you will get (e.g. a fully-automated AI-run murder prison requires zero staff).
    $endgroup$
    – K. Morgan
    8 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    You might want to look at the Panopticon (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon) which was designed to work with a single guard. Would be a fairly radical redesign of the structure though.
    $endgroup$
    – Matthew
    6 hours ago








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The smallest number of guards would be to just kill everyone. A prison is humane punishment or a source of labor. What are the needs of your prison?
$endgroup$
– Andrey
8 hours ago




$begingroup$
The smallest number of guards would be to just kill everyone. A prison is humane punishment or a source of labor. What are the needs of your prison?
$endgroup$
– Andrey
8 hours ago












$begingroup$
@Andrey: What do you mean? The needs of my prison are to punish/rehabilitate prisoners by use of hard labor
$endgroup$
– DT Cooper
8 hours ago




$begingroup$
@Andrey: What do you mean? The needs of my prison are to punish/rehabilitate prisoners by use of hard labor
$endgroup$
– DT Cooper
8 hours ago












$begingroup$
You don't state how 'post' apocalyptic the world is, but presumably there are sufficient resources to make it worthwhile feeding and housing criminals rather than just killing them. Without any other details, this doesn't seem any different to real-life for-profit prisons that operate nowadays. These are already (by their very nature) answering the question of what the minimum-viable staffing level is.
$endgroup$
– K. Morgan
8 hours ago




$begingroup$
You don't state how 'post' apocalyptic the world is, but presumably there are sufficient resources to make it worthwhile feeding and housing criminals rather than just killing them. Without any other details, this doesn't seem any different to real-life for-profit prisons that operate nowadays. These are already (by their very nature) answering the question of what the minimum-viable staffing level is.
$endgroup$
– K. Morgan
8 hours ago




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You also don't state the tech level of the world you are building - is it greater than we have now? Less? This affects the nature of the answers you will get (e.g. a fully-automated AI-run murder prison requires zero staff).
$endgroup$
– K. Morgan
8 hours ago




$begingroup$
You also don't state the tech level of the world you are building - is it greater than we have now? Less? This affects the nature of the answers you will get (e.g. a fully-automated AI-run murder prison requires zero staff).
$endgroup$
– K. Morgan
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$begingroup$
You might want to look at the Panopticon (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon) which was designed to work with a single guard. Would be a fairly radical redesign of the structure though.
$endgroup$
– Matthew
6 hours ago




$begingroup$
You might want to look at the Panopticon (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon) which was designed to work with a single guard. Would be a fairly radical redesign of the structure though.
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Turn prisoners into managers



Many societies across time have used this tactic (Romans for one, Nazis and Stalinists for more modern/malicious examples). Find the prisoners who are willing to enforce rules on other prisoners in exchange for more rights/luxuries/privileges. This creates a type of managerial oversight among the prisoners themselves. It's better to manage than to labor.



Extreme rewards and punishments



Any small violation of rules is enforced brutally. Beatings, tortures, etc. Snitches are rewarded handsomely with accommodations and protection from guards. This keeps prisoners looking for relief an easy way out of their rough situation: betray someone acting out. This type of regulation also keeps prisoners from trying to group together or make a consolidated effort at rebellion.



Group rewards and punishments



If a road or building is constructed well, everyone is rewarded with a day off. If one person makes a run for it, everyone in the group has to work through the night. This reinforces the idea of group obedience.



Keep prisoners occupied



Wake up, work, sleep. Repeat. Give them neither time nor energy to think about anything except their labor. Just enough food to get the work done, and only at the end of the day when they finish the labor. No lunch breaks. Keeping prisoners hungry and desperate for "one more meal" will deplete resolve and eliminate any practical hope of escape.



Although this also breeds intense resentment, there should be a clear path to eliminate or minimize their suffering. Snitching on others, pursuing management over other guards, and performing good labor are simple, safe, straight-forward paths to make their situation better. If there is no (reasonable) hope of escape, but clear paths "up" by turning on other prisoners, then prisoners will pursue those options. Make extreme examples of those who don't.



All these together allow for a few, well-organized, intensely brutal and malicious guards to control a large number of prisoners.






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    Depending on how brutal the society is, the 'group punishment' mindset can turn the majority of your prisoners into guards - Every 'cell group' overwatched by a guard with a Gatling gun: Any serious infraction by any member of the group results in said Gatling gun being used to punish the entire cell group... Prisoners now have a vested interest in ensuring no one around them steps out of line.
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Inmates are the guards. This is the Trusty system.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusty_system_(prison)




The trusty system had designated inmates used by staff to control and
administer physical punishment to other inmates according to a strict,
prison-determined, inmate hierarchy of power...



The bulk of guarding and disciplining of the inmates was performed by
inmate trusties. They also performed most of the administrative work,
supervised by a few employees... Essentially, the trusties ran the
prison system. Highest in the prison inmate hierarchy were the inmates
armed with rifles, called the "trusty shooters." Their job was to act
as prison guards and control other inmates on a day-to-day basis in
the residential camps or out on the field work crews. Next came the
unarmed trusties who performed janitorial, clerical, and other menial
tasks for the prison's staff. Simple tasks, such as distributing
medication, were carried out by other categories of inmates such as
"hallboys.' Inmate trusties enforced discipline within the prison
inmate living quarters (16 different residential camps) and in the
work camps and farms.




Prisons using this system did it for exactly your reasons: limit required paid employees. Trustys were chosen as people who would recognize when they had a good thing going and not screw it up. Oversight was not a priority. American prisons in the South had to quit doing this this way in the 1970s but this system is still used in other countries.






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    One Guard



    All you need is a warden to make the decisions and an automated system. Prisoners have obedience collars. Door are remotely operated. Cameras are everywhere and everything is recorded.



    If a prisoner plays up the collar can do everything from an electric shock to blowing their head off.



    Should a collar be removed, other prisoners can be employed to capture/execute the escapee through the threat of their own collar.






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      Turn prisoners into managers



      Many societies across time have used this tactic (Romans for one, Nazis and Stalinists for more modern/malicious examples). Find the prisoners who are willing to enforce rules on other prisoners in exchange for more rights/luxuries/privileges. This creates a type of managerial oversight among the prisoners themselves. It's better to manage than to labor.



      Extreme rewards and punishments



      Any small violation of rules is enforced brutally. Beatings, tortures, etc. Snitches are rewarded handsomely with accommodations and protection from guards. This keeps prisoners looking for relief an easy way out of their rough situation: betray someone acting out. This type of regulation also keeps prisoners from trying to group together or make a consolidated effort at rebellion.



      Group rewards and punishments



      If a road or building is constructed well, everyone is rewarded with a day off. If one person makes a run for it, everyone in the group has to work through the night. This reinforces the idea of group obedience.



      Keep prisoners occupied



      Wake up, work, sleep. Repeat. Give them neither time nor energy to think about anything except their labor. Just enough food to get the work done, and only at the end of the day when they finish the labor. No lunch breaks. Keeping prisoners hungry and desperate for "one more meal" will deplete resolve and eliminate any practical hope of escape.



      Although this also breeds intense resentment, there should be a clear path to eliminate or minimize their suffering. Snitching on others, pursuing management over other guards, and performing good labor are simple, safe, straight-forward paths to make their situation better. If there is no (reasonable) hope of escape, but clear paths "up" by turning on other prisoners, then prisoners will pursue those options. Make extreme examples of those who don't.



      All these together allow for a few, well-organized, intensely brutal and malicious guards to control a large number of prisoners.






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        So divide and conquer, basically
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        Depending on how brutal the society is, the 'group punishment' mindset can turn the majority of your prisoners into guards - Every 'cell group' overwatched by a guard with a Gatling gun: Any serious infraction by any member of the group results in said Gatling gun being used to punish the entire cell group... Prisoners now have a vested interest in ensuring no one around them steps out of line.
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      Turn prisoners into managers



      Many societies across time have used this tactic (Romans for one, Nazis and Stalinists for more modern/malicious examples). Find the prisoners who are willing to enforce rules on other prisoners in exchange for more rights/luxuries/privileges. This creates a type of managerial oversight among the prisoners themselves. It's better to manage than to labor.



      Extreme rewards and punishments



      Any small violation of rules is enforced brutally. Beatings, tortures, etc. Snitches are rewarded handsomely with accommodations and protection from guards. This keeps prisoners looking for relief an easy way out of their rough situation: betray someone acting out. This type of regulation also keeps prisoners from trying to group together or make a consolidated effort at rebellion.



      Group rewards and punishments



      If a road or building is constructed well, everyone is rewarded with a day off. If one person makes a run for it, everyone in the group has to work through the night. This reinforces the idea of group obedience.



      Keep prisoners occupied



      Wake up, work, sleep. Repeat. Give them neither time nor energy to think about anything except their labor. Just enough food to get the work done, and only at the end of the day when they finish the labor. No lunch breaks. Keeping prisoners hungry and desperate for "one more meal" will deplete resolve and eliminate any practical hope of escape.



      Although this also breeds intense resentment, there should be a clear path to eliminate or minimize their suffering. Snitching on others, pursuing management over other guards, and performing good labor are simple, safe, straight-forward paths to make their situation better. If there is no (reasonable) hope of escape, but clear paths "up" by turning on other prisoners, then prisoners will pursue those options. Make extreme examples of those who don't.



      All these together allow for a few, well-organized, intensely brutal and malicious guards to control a large number of prisoners.






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        So divide and conquer, basically
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        – DT Cooper
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        Depending on how brutal the society is, the 'group punishment' mindset can turn the majority of your prisoners into guards - Every 'cell group' overwatched by a guard with a Gatling gun: Any serious infraction by any member of the group results in said Gatling gun being used to punish the entire cell group... Prisoners now have a vested interest in ensuring no one around them steps out of line.
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      $begingroup$

      Turn prisoners into managers



      Many societies across time have used this tactic (Romans for one, Nazis and Stalinists for more modern/malicious examples). Find the prisoners who are willing to enforce rules on other prisoners in exchange for more rights/luxuries/privileges. This creates a type of managerial oversight among the prisoners themselves. It's better to manage than to labor.



      Extreme rewards and punishments



      Any small violation of rules is enforced brutally. Beatings, tortures, etc. Snitches are rewarded handsomely with accommodations and protection from guards. This keeps prisoners looking for relief an easy way out of their rough situation: betray someone acting out. This type of regulation also keeps prisoners from trying to group together or make a consolidated effort at rebellion.



      Group rewards and punishments



      If a road or building is constructed well, everyone is rewarded with a day off. If one person makes a run for it, everyone in the group has to work through the night. This reinforces the idea of group obedience.



      Keep prisoners occupied



      Wake up, work, sleep. Repeat. Give them neither time nor energy to think about anything except their labor. Just enough food to get the work done, and only at the end of the day when they finish the labor. No lunch breaks. Keeping prisoners hungry and desperate for "one more meal" will deplete resolve and eliminate any practical hope of escape.



      Although this also breeds intense resentment, there should be a clear path to eliminate or minimize their suffering. Snitching on others, pursuing management over other guards, and performing good labor are simple, safe, straight-forward paths to make their situation better. If there is no (reasonable) hope of escape, but clear paths "up" by turning on other prisoners, then prisoners will pursue those options. Make extreme examples of those who don't.



      All these together allow for a few, well-organized, intensely brutal and malicious guards to control a large number of prisoners.






      share|improve this answer









      $endgroup$



      Turn prisoners into managers



      Many societies across time have used this tactic (Romans for one, Nazis and Stalinists for more modern/malicious examples). Find the prisoners who are willing to enforce rules on other prisoners in exchange for more rights/luxuries/privileges. This creates a type of managerial oversight among the prisoners themselves. It's better to manage than to labor.



      Extreme rewards and punishments



      Any small violation of rules is enforced brutally. Beatings, tortures, etc. Snitches are rewarded handsomely with accommodations and protection from guards. This keeps prisoners looking for relief an easy way out of their rough situation: betray someone acting out. This type of regulation also keeps prisoners from trying to group together or make a consolidated effort at rebellion.



      Group rewards and punishments



      If a road or building is constructed well, everyone is rewarded with a day off. If one person makes a run for it, everyone in the group has to work through the night. This reinforces the idea of group obedience.



      Keep prisoners occupied



      Wake up, work, sleep. Repeat. Give them neither time nor energy to think about anything except their labor. Just enough food to get the work done, and only at the end of the day when they finish the labor. No lunch breaks. Keeping prisoners hungry and desperate for "one more meal" will deplete resolve and eliminate any practical hope of escape.



      Although this also breeds intense resentment, there should be a clear path to eliminate or minimize their suffering. Snitching on others, pursuing management over other guards, and performing good labor are simple, safe, straight-forward paths to make their situation better. If there is no (reasonable) hope of escape, but clear paths "up" by turning on other prisoners, then prisoners will pursue those options. Make extreme examples of those who don't.



      All these together allow for a few, well-organized, intensely brutal and malicious guards to control a large number of prisoners.







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        So divide and conquer, basically
        $endgroup$
        – DT Cooper
        7 hours ago






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        Depending on how brutal the society is, the 'group punishment' mindset can turn the majority of your prisoners into guards - Every 'cell group' overwatched by a guard with a Gatling gun: Any serious infraction by any member of the group results in said Gatling gun being used to punish the entire cell group... Prisoners now have a vested interest in ensuring no one around them steps out of line.
        $endgroup$
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      • $begingroup$
        So divide and conquer, basically
        $endgroup$
        – DT Cooper
        7 hours ago






      • 2




        $begingroup$
        Depending on how brutal the society is, the 'group punishment' mindset can turn the majority of your prisoners into guards - Every 'cell group' overwatched by a guard with a Gatling gun: Any serious infraction by any member of the group results in said Gatling gun being used to punish the entire cell group... Prisoners now have a vested interest in ensuring no one around them steps out of line.
        $endgroup$
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      $begingroup$
      So divide and conquer, basically
      $endgroup$
      – DT Cooper
      7 hours ago




      $begingroup$
      So divide and conquer, basically
      $endgroup$
      – DT Cooper
      7 hours ago




      2




      2




      $begingroup$
      Depending on how brutal the society is, the 'group punishment' mindset can turn the majority of your prisoners into guards - Every 'cell group' overwatched by a guard with a Gatling gun: Any serious infraction by any member of the group results in said Gatling gun being used to punish the entire cell group... Prisoners now have a vested interest in ensuring no one around them steps out of line.
      $endgroup$
      – TheLuckless
      6 hours ago




      $begingroup$
      Depending on how brutal the society is, the 'group punishment' mindset can turn the majority of your prisoners into guards - Every 'cell group' overwatched by a guard with a Gatling gun: Any serious infraction by any member of the group results in said Gatling gun being used to punish the entire cell group... Prisoners now have a vested interest in ensuring no one around them steps out of line.
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      $begingroup$

      Inmates are the guards. This is the Trusty system.



      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusty_system_(prison)




      The trusty system had designated inmates used by staff to control and
      administer physical punishment to other inmates according to a strict,
      prison-determined, inmate hierarchy of power...



      The bulk of guarding and disciplining of the inmates was performed by
      inmate trusties. They also performed most of the administrative work,
      supervised by a few employees... Essentially, the trusties ran the
      prison system. Highest in the prison inmate hierarchy were the inmates
      armed with rifles, called the "trusty shooters." Their job was to act
      as prison guards and control other inmates on a day-to-day basis in
      the residential camps or out on the field work crews. Next came the
      unarmed trusties who performed janitorial, clerical, and other menial
      tasks for the prison's staff. Simple tasks, such as distributing
      medication, were carried out by other categories of inmates such as
      "hallboys.' Inmate trusties enforced discipline within the prison
      inmate living quarters (16 different residential camps) and in the
      work camps and farms.




      Prisons using this system did it for exactly your reasons: limit required paid employees. Trustys were chosen as people who would recognize when they had a good thing going and not screw it up. Oversight was not a priority. American prisons in the South had to quit doing this this way in the 1970s but this system is still used in other countries.






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        $begingroup$

        Inmates are the guards. This is the Trusty system.



        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusty_system_(prison)




        The trusty system had designated inmates used by staff to control and
        administer physical punishment to other inmates according to a strict,
        prison-determined, inmate hierarchy of power...



        The bulk of guarding and disciplining of the inmates was performed by
        inmate trusties. They also performed most of the administrative work,
        supervised by a few employees... Essentially, the trusties ran the
        prison system. Highest in the prison inmate hierarchy were the inmates
        armed with rifles, called the "trusty shooters." Their job was to act
        as prison guards and control other inmates on a day-to-day basis in
        the residential camps or out on the field work crews. Next came the
        unarmed trusties who performed janitorial, clerical, and other menial
        tasks for the prison's staff. Simple tasks, such as distributing
        medication, were carried out by other categories of inmates such as
        "hallboys.' Inmate trusties enforced discipline within the prison
        inmate living quarters (16 different residential camps) and in the
        work camps and farms.




        Prisons using this system did it for exactly your reasons: limit required paid employees. Trustys were chosen as people who would recognize when they had a good thing going and not screw it up. Oversight was not a priority. American prisons in the South had to quit doing this this way in the 1970s but this system is still used in other countries.






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          $begingroup$

          Inmates are the guards. This is the Trusty system.



          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusty_system_(prison)




          The trusty system had designated inmates used by staff to control and
          administer physical punishment to other inmates according to a strict,
          prison-determined, inmate hierarchy of power...



          The bulk of guarding and disciplining of the inmates was performed by
          inmate trusties. They also performed most of the administrative work,
          supervised by a few employees... Essentially, the trusties ran the
          prison system. Highest in the prison inmate hierarchy were the inmates
          armed with rifles, called the "trusty shooters." Their job was to act
          as prison guards and control other inmates on a day-to-day basis in
          the residential camps or out on the field work crews. Next came the
          unarmed trusties who performed janitorial, clerical, and other menial
          tasks for the prison's staff. Simple tasks, such as distributing
          medication, were carried out by other categories of inmates such as
          "hallboys.' Inmate trusties enforced discipline within the prison
          inmate living quarters (16 different residential camps) and in the
          work camps and farms.




          Prisons using this system did it for exactly your reasons: limit required paid employees. Trustys were chosen as people who would recognize when they had a good thing going and not screw it up. Oversight was not a priority. American prisons in the South had to quit doing this this way in the 1970s but this system is still used in other countries.






          share|improve this answer









          $endgroup$



          Inmates are the guards. This is the Trusty system.



          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusty_system_(prison)




          The trusty system had designated inmates used by staff to control and
          administer physical punishment to other inmates according to a strict,
          prison-determined, inmate hierarchy of power...



          The bulk of guarding and disciplining of the inmates was performed by
          inmate trusties. They also performed most of the administrative work,
          supervised by a few employees... Essentially, the trusties ran the
          prison system. Highest in the prison inmate hierarchy were the inmates
          armed with rifles, called the "trusty shooters." Their job was to act
          as prison guards and control other inmates on a day-to-day basis in
          the residential camps or out on the field work crews. Next came the
          unarmed trusties who performed janitorial, clerical, and other menial
          tasks for the prison's staff. Simple tasks, such as distributing
          medication, were carried out by other categories of inmates such as
          "hallboys.' Inmate trusties enforced discipline within the prison
          inmate living quarters (16 different residential camps) and in the
          work camps and farms.




          Prisons using this system did it for exactly your reasons: limit required paid employees. Trustys were chosen as people who would recognize when they had a good thing going and not screw it up. Oversight was not a priority. American prisons in the South had to quit doing this this way in the 1970s but this system is still used in other countries.







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              One Guard



              All you need is a warden to make the decisions and an automated system. Prisoners have obedience collars. Door are remotely operated. Cameras are everywhere and everything is recorded.



              If a prisoner plays up the collar can do everything from an electric shock to blowing their head off.



              Should a collar be removed, other prisoners can be employed to capture/execute the escapee through the threat of their own collar.






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                One Guard



                All you need is a warden to make the decisions and an automated system. Prisoners have obedience collars. Door are remotely operated. Cameras are everywhere and everything is recorded.



                If a prisoner plays up the collar can do everything from an electric shock to blowing their head off.



                Should a collar be removed, other prisoners can be employed to capture/execute the escapee through the threat of their own collar.






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                  $begingroup$

                  One Guard



                  All you need is a warden to make the decisions and an automated system. Prisoners have obedience collars. Door are remotely operated. Cameras are everywhere and everything is recorded.



                  If a prisoner plays up the collar can do everything from an electric shock to blowing their head off.



                  Should a collar be removed, other prisoners can be employed to capture/execute the escapee through the threat of their own collar.






                  share|improve this answer









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                  One Guard



                  All you need is a warden to make the decisions and an automated system. Prisoners have obedience collars. Door are remotely operated. Cameras are everywhere and everything is recorded.



                  If a prisoner plays up the collar can do everything from an electric shock to blowing their head off.



                  Should a collar be removed, other prisoners can be employed to capture/execute the escapee through the threat of their own collar.







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