This prison brainwashing program was described by Dr. Shane of the University of Massachusetts, who initially focused on influencing people and then switched to corporate culture and team building. I do not know how familiar the domestic jailers are with the developments of American scientists, but they are actively using many of the described techniques in their practice. And very successful.
This, of course, does not reduce the level of crime, but the goal of our penitentiary system is not to eliminate crime, but to gain control over it.
So, Dr. Shane's 24 points:
1. Prisoners are placed in a place that should be sufficiently isolated from the outside world. Close emotional ties must be broken, or at least weakened.
2. Natural leaders must be eliminated.
3. Collaborative prisoners are used as leaders.
4. Any group activity that does not overlap with the goals of the brainwashing is prohibited.
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5. The names of the prisoners fit into false explanatory notes and denunciations, which are later shown to others.
6. The prisoners are monitored, the collected information is passed on.
7. Opportunists and informants are used.
8. Prisoners should be convinced that they should not trust anyone.
9. Prisoners who agree to interact should be treated gently than those who refuse.
10. Punish those who oppose cooperation by their behavior.
11. Mail should be systematically delayed and restricted.
12. Prisoners should be prevented from contacting those who do not agree with the methods of re-education and control.
13. All intra-group norms among prisoners are eliminated.
14. Prisoners should be aware of themselves as an isolated group, which society has rejected.
15. Any emotional support must be destroyed.
16. Prisoners should not write to family or friends about living conditions in the prison.
17. It is necessary to allow access to books and the press, but make it possible to obtain only those materials that form the desired new model of behavior.
18. It is necessary to put individuals in new and ambiguous situations, the way out of which is unclear, and then put pressure on them so that they, trying to get away from this pressure, to get a respite or advantages, choose a strategy of behavior that is beneficial to you.
19. Individuals whose will has been weakened or broken many times should be confronted with other prisoners who, to one degree or another, have already adjusted to the regime. Their task is to further destroy the individual's emotional defenses.
20. Techniques are used to weaken the character, such as: humiliation, slander, screaming (to cause feelings of guilt, fear and, as a consequence, greater compliance). They are used in combination with sleep deprivation, a very strict regime of detention, and constantly repeated interrogations.
21. Attempts to insincerely pretend that you have succumbed to the pressure of the environment should be met with even more hostility.
22. Constantly point out to prisoners through their inmates that neither in the past nor in the present did they live in harmony even with their own value system.
23. Through the reduction of pressure and the recognition of the human dignity of prisoners, obedient conduct consistent with the purposes of brainwashing should be encouraged.
24. Social and emotional support should be created to encourage new behaviors.