A correctional officer looks toward the outer wall of Anyang Prison in Gyeonggi Province, July 15. All indoor and outdoor sewage covers at the prison have been locked with chains to prevent inmates from escaping. Built in 1963, Anyang Prison has suffered from aging facilities and overcrowding, housing more than 2,000 inmates with an occupancy rate of 134 percent. Korea Times photo by Jang Ryeon-seong
Every time senior officers finished their shifts, they would take a shower and rub skin lotion into their hair.
“What is that about? Did a nightclub open nearby? Are they getting ready to go there?”
The same thing happened the next day, and the day after that. Leave work, shower, apply skin lotion to their hair. The behavior was repeated, and there was a certain order to it. It was almost like a ritual.
Curious, this reporter asked them. The answer was brief.
