or any Mass surveillance state like North Korea, China, Stalin-era Soviet Union, DDR (East Germany)
they had limited resources but high enough punishment to keep the population in check
they had limited resources but high enough punishment to keep the population in check
The Stasi museum in Berlin is well worth a visit. After the Helsinki agreement to limit physical abuse, prisoners were subjected to psychological isolation instead.
Some Stasi jailers wrote academical treastises on how to handle enemies of the state.