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"But then you exchange shackles for beatings - I don't see how that's better for inmates' welfare," said Andrijana, raising an eyebrow. "How are prisoners meant to be rehabilitated if they only follow rules for fear of beatings?" She remembered how even the monk had been visibly upset at the sight of the old woman's clearly beaten face. It was honestly upsetting. Andrijana had attempted to investigate on her own, but no one would cooperate - not the guards, not Drulović, and certainly not other inmates. Even to the medical staff, the old woman had said nothing. Andrijana wondered why. She hadn't seemed afraid. "And besides that, it sounds like you've been yourself. What type of work was it? How is labor physically possible for all? Or not also potentially inhumane?" There were at least thirty elderly inmates here, each one experiencing their own form of physical impairments, which would make it extraordinarily difficult if not outright impossible for them to be put to work even at some of the easier tasks on the farm.