Life in prison is strictly planned. Every day, even every moment, is like a pre-programmed program, with limited movement and a lack of autonomy in life.
When to eat, what to eat, when to watch TV, what to watch, when to rest, everything is clearly defined.
In prison, with the exception of rest days, life was reduced to a fixed route of cells, factories and canteens. Sometimes, there is only a line between the prison and the factory.
Working on the factory floor is completely different from the outside world. You can't move around freely and you have to go to the toilet within the stipulated time. If it is necessary to go to the toilet outside of working hours, it must be reported to the cadres and their consent must be obtained. Sitting at a workstation, you must concentrate on your work and cannot talk to other people. From the time you get up in the morning, you must spend each day in the prescribed way until you get off work. When you return to the cell in the evening, you are usually confined to the cell. If you want to go to the toilet, you need to go in and out with other inmates.
Day after day, year after year, almost every day, except for rest days, repeats the life of the previous day. It has been said that if one knows how a prisoner spends his day in prison, one knows how his entire sentence is spent. However, in prison, inmates still have some free space. After returning to the prison every night, after dinner and watching the news broadcast, the inmates have about an hour to arrange freely. During this time, they are free to choose their activities. Some people choose to continue watching TV, some choose to read or write, and still others use this time to write letters to their families. Although the time is free, the scope of activity is still limited to the prison cell.
Family members often ask, "Is there a limit to the number of letters a person can write each month?""In prison, inmates are free to write letters as many times as they want, and they can write to anyone. But there are rules for sending letters. The specific provisions depend on the arrangements of the prison officials. Some prisons receive letters once a week, while others receive letters once or twice a month. These are clearly defined. Letters sent from prisons are subject to the same review by prison officials as letters sent by family members. If the content of the letter is violated, it will be withheld, and the withheld letter will not notify the inmate.