(1)a modern prison
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(2)a prison portrayed in historical dramas
(3)Historical dramas often depict Joseon-era prisons as wooden buildings similar to modern ones
(4)a picture of a princess’ house
(5)In fact, the prison in the Joseon Dynasty was in the form of two tile-roofed buildings surrounded by a circular fence about 3 meters in height
(6)This is not only in Gongju-ok left in the photo, but also in Gyeongju-ok, Pohang-Sunil-ok, which was excavated
(7)The men’s prison and the women’s prison were separated, and the size of the men’s prison was larger
(8)It was during Sejong that the men’s prison and women’s prison were divided, but it was a natural move considering Confucianism
(9)However, Sejong told us to divide summer prisons and winter prisons between felons and misdemeanors, but it seems that it was rarely observed in the provinces
(10)I think it’s natural because we don’t know how many prison buildings we need to build for each town to make them all divided between men and women
(11)I tried to pay attention to the human rights of prisoners because the prisons of the Joseon Dynasty were not modern prisons, but rather a place where they stayed for a while waiting for a trial
(12)There was a concept of house arrest like Wirianchi, but there was no punishment of imprisonment. In the case of Gyeongju-ok, the size of the prison was twice as large as that of Pohang Il-ok
(13)It wasn’t trapped on the floor of a straw prison, it was a tile-roofed house
(14)Unlike the office, the reason why roof tiles are installed in the rooftop and fence is because thatched houses have the possibility of escaping through the ceiling
(15)the moat of the water 溝
(16)Okri Watch Outpost
(17)Or a priest of felony acceptance
(18)Men’s jade 男
(19)the Okri office
(20)A floor plan of a prison in the Joseon Dynasty revealed through excavation
(21)Ok-ri’s Office Estimated by Excavation
(22)The thatched house outside the jade is presumed to be the office of Okri
(23)A painting of the late Joseon Dynasty visiting a friend in prison
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