The usual prison fare is two bowls of rice per day, sometimes with some fish sauce or a few pieces of rotten fish or vegetables.
Communal cells are always overcrowded, and Christian prisoners are thrown in with common criminals.
Some prisoners are shackled by the feet and others are chained to the walls in various positions. Other prisoners must clean the human waste off of these shackled men. The stench can be unbearable. The larger communal cells can accommodate 100 or more prisoners, but are extremely crowded as well, with the number of desperate and crazed people increasing the level of noise and discomfort. For those prisoners who will not cooperate by providing information about church activities or who persist in sharing their faith with other prisoners, there is solitary confinement.