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 TITLE: Cruel and inhuman
KEYWORDS: tort, bdsm
AUTHOR: SubSophie
SUMMARY: In the not too distant future, the penal system turns extremely

nasty

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person, living or dead, or any real situation is entirely coincidental. 
The acts described are purely imaginary and are for the purposes of fantasy
only.  They are not suggested, recommended or condoned in ANY way
whatsoever.

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   Cruel and inhuman?

   by our Crime Reporter, Sarah Bergstein

   Following a recent study which has highlighted the problems caused by a
growing number of women in the nations prisons, politicians are now
considering a similar initiative to the fiercely controversial `pain for
time' program in the USA.  Women make up the overwhelming proportion of
carers and their incarceration produces a large number of `pseudo-orphans'
in the nation's many single parent families.  Understandably, therefore,
there are strenuous efforts being made to reduce the female inmate
population.  Traditional forms of crime prevention have not proved to be
effective, but another potential solution is to offer convicts alternative
forms of punishment.  The Ministry of the Interior is now said to be
looking seriously to the US where just such a program has been underway for
three years and has already delivered a 40% reduction in the numbers of
women locked up in American jails.  It has attracted a fair amount of
controversy and criticism, however.

   Essentially, the idea is a type of sentencing deal whereby the convict
can elect to receive a course of torture (euphemistically referred to as
`physical intervention') in exchange for their custodial term.  The choice
can be exercised by an inmate at the point of sentencing or after the jail
term is already underway.  The torture methodology has been developed by
scientists (one wonders who got that job!) and focuses on the most
`specifically female areas' of the body, i.e.  the breasts and genitals. 
What follows is not for the faint hearted.  In fact, it is so extreme that
the fact that any prisoner volunteers for such abuse at all is remarkable
and is only understandable when you discover that they are given only the
vaguest notion of what is involved.  There seems scant regard for `informed
consent' as inmates are generally rushed through the sign up process after
a very brief outline of what is on offer (astonishingly, there is no
mention of genitals, for example).  On the face of it, it is a highly
attractive offer; having something that lasts only a few weeks instead of a
prison term of several years.  But it should also be borne in mind that is
it scarcely a 'free decision'; the period immediately after sentencing is
very stressful and most convicts will leap at the chance of anything that
will allow them to avoid prison.  But, of course, that is before they know
the harsh reality of what is about to be done...

   Once the briefing is over and the paperwork signed, the inmate is taken
from the court (or from the jail if the offer is made in midterm) to a
secret underground facility.  There are currently three such centres
operational in the USA; each of them in a remote, upstate location away
from the prying eyes of the local population.  Interestingly all three
centres are staffed exclusively by women.  Could this be a sensitive touch
to spare the modesty of the subject perhaps?  No, it is a purely practical
decision.  Surprising as it may seem, research clearly shows that females
are significantly more cruel in a torture scenario than men.  Far from the
stereotyped image women as gentler and more naturally empathetic, studies
have consistently shown they are more prepared to inflict the harshest
suffering and maltreatment.

   First comes the medical examination to check for heart disease or other
weaknesses that may not allow the subject to stand up to prolonged physical
and psychological duress.  After then being booked in and provided with a
cell for the duration of the program (between three and six weeks), the
inmate is taken to one of seven `theaters' (each staffed by three or four
`technicians') which allow the simultaneous `processing' of seven inmates.
The theatre is a circular room approximately 12m in diameter with a gurney
in the centre (it is actually an adapted gynecologic examination table
fitted with steel restraints).  The inmate is stripped and made to lie on
the gurney where she is secured at the ankles, wrists, neck and waist with
her legs in a widely spread position.  A vein is cannulated and a drip set
up so the drugs can be administered (a cocktail of pharmaceuticals which we
understand contains a neurohormone to intensify pain responses and
stimulants to prevent her from passing out).  Cardiac, respiratory and
other monitors are then attached to monitor the inmate's vital signs.

   Sessions generally commence at 10am and last for three hours.  There is
a break for lunch (although the inmate is usually too traumatised to eat
and has to be fed intravenously later on).  A second session begins at 2pm.
The technicians sit at a semi-circular instrument panel placed around the
gurney which monitors and controls the torture equipment and from where
they can view the inmate from all angles.  Every session is also filmed in
professional HD quality, not for official records purposes, but rather to
sell the films to an eager audience of sexual perverts who pay top dollar
for these prized products.  The proceeds of the sales of these
extortionately priced items go towards the running costs of the centre.  A
full-face mask with inbuilt respirator is fitted over the inmate's face the
purpose of which is to capture the sound of her screams which would
otherwise contravene health and safety limits for occupational sound
exposure of the center's staff.  The blood curdling screams are, however,
recorded for the soundtrack of the films so the buyers can get the benefit
of the complete experience.  We understand from a covert inside source that
one of the 'perks' offered to the male guards who bring the inmates for
processing is to be allowed to stay and watch the procedure.  They are even
offered tissues in case they wish to masturbate and may monitor the
screaming via headphones on one of the audio channels.

   The technicians first direct their attention to the breasts and nipples.
First, each breast is bound at the base by a loop of cable which is then
tightened causing the breast tissue to swell and form a taut globe.  An
elaborate cup is then fitted over each breast and a suction device draws
the nipple into a receiving tube electrode composed of two metal
semi-cylinders insulated from each other to act as a positive and negative
terminal.  The vacuum is so strong that it causes the nipple flesh to swell
considerably and become engorged with blood which greatly heightens its
sensitivity.  The receiving barrel is then heated to 60°C which causes
painful burns.  An electrical signal of various waveforms is then applied
to the electrode with voltage amplitudes from 30 to 800V.  The signals are
randomised to prevent the subject `anticipating' the shocks and in some way
preparing herself for them; the element of surprise greatly adds to the
stress level.  In addition, needle electrodes and driven deep into the
flesh of the nipple and breast to which a different electrical signal is
applied.  In this way, both breasts are subjected to a barrage of intensely
painful stimuli on a continual, but randomly varying cycle of punishment.
By the end of the session, the breasts usually swell to around twice their
normal volume which makes them and even tighter fit inside each cup
assembly.

   Once the breasts have been set up and the program initiated, the focus
moves to the inmate's vulva.  A technician carefully and thoroughly shaves
the area to remove any trace of pubic hair and then embeds a number of
steel hooks into the surface of the large labia.  The hooks are connected
to tension wires which pull the labia apart allowing the inner, more
sensitive structures to be fully exposed.  A steel thermoelectric probe of
8mm diameter is inserted into the urethra.  This probe can be heated to
over 100°C and also serves as a dipole electrode allowing the interior of
the urethra to be shocked with a randomised voltage generator similar to
that already described.  Usually both thermal and electrical modalities are
used at the same time, but in later versions of this implement a third
modality is employed also.  Once inserted, a series of tiny spikes sprout
from the cylinder and prick the interior of the urethral membrane and the
entire probe is then vibrated at low frequency to oscillate the spikes
causing tearing of the sensitive tissue.  The combined effect of burning,
electrocution and abrasion on such tender flesh is excruciatingly painful.

   Into the vagina is inserted a four blade retractor which, in its closed
position is only a few centimetres wide and easily introduced to the full
depth.  However, once in place the retractor blades are opened causing the
vaginal passage to be dilated to any desired extent.  Inmates who have not
had children usually start to experience discomfort at a dilation of about
5 to 6cm, but the technicians do not stop there.  Generally, dilations of
over 15cm are applied, however, which causes the vaginal wall to become
very tightly stretched and often causes tearing.  The technicians will
often use needles to prick the interior of the vagina as it is being forced
open this is far more painful than it normally would be owing to the very
high tension the flesh is already under.

   Unsurprisingly, it is the clitoris that has attracted most attention
from the research scientists developing the technology for the program. 
This tiny bud of flesh contains more than eight thousand sensory nerve
endings packed together at a far higher density than any other part of the
human body.  It is therefore exquisitely sensitive and represents a most
attractive target for any torturer.  Initially, tension wires are applied
to the hood of the clitoris via small skin hooks.  The wires are then drawn
back to retract the hood and expose the tip of the clitoris.  The organ is
then maltreated by a number of robot controlled implements which clamp,
stretch and twist tender morsel of flesh.  It is then bombarded alternately
by a high intensity electron beam and an argon gas laser which cause the
most brutal and excruciating burning.  The now painfully swollen clitoris
is gripped at its tip by a small set of skin hooks attached to a retractor
arm which pulls the tender morsel out and away from the inmate's body
stretching it to several times its natural length.  Thus extended, it is
multiply punctured by a series of large gauge needle electrodes to which is
applied a low frequency, high intensity voltage signal.  As with the other
electro-torture modalities the waveforms vary randomly to confound any
attempt by the inmate to prepare for them.  The only difference being that
the voltage values applied to these clitoral electrodes are a great deal
higher.

   During each three hour ordeal, the intense psychological stress can lead
to the loss of litres of perspiration so fluid balance is maintained via
the i.v.  drip.  When the session finally comes to an end, the inmate is
too weak to stand and must be taken back to her cell on a trolley.  During
the short respite between sessions a nurse attends the inmate to administer
advanced wound treatment to the traumatised areas which, remarkably,
respond rapidly and are virtually completely healed in time for the next
session.  Long term psychological evaluation of inmates exiting the program
has not been carried out, but anecdotal evidence suggests that few, if any,
manage to lead productive lives thereafter.