For most people, prison is a place to escape from. For South Koreans in need of a break from the demands of everyday life, a day in a faux jail is the escape.

对大多数人来说，监狱是个避之不及的地方。但对渴望从日常生活的煎熬中获得片刻休息的韩国人来说，在模拟监狱中“入狱”一天则是种解脱。

Since 2013, the "Prison Inside Me" facility in northeast Hongcheon has hosted more than 2,000 inmates¹, many of them stressed office workers and students seeking relief from South Korea's demanding work and academic culture.

2013年以来，韩国东北部洪川郡的“内心牢笼”已接待了超过2000名住客，其中多是不堪压力的上班族和学生，他们想要逃避韩国负担繁重的职场和课业文化。

Prison rules are strict. No talking with other inmates. No mobile phones or clocks.

这座监狱的规定相当严格。不得与狱友交谈。不准使用手机或是钟表。

Clients get a blue prison uniform, a yoga mat, tea set, a pen and notebook.

每名住客会得到一套蓝色囚服、一块瑜伽垫、一套茶具、一支笔和记事本。

They sleep on the floor. There is a small toilet inside the room, but no mirror.

他们睡在地板上。房间里有一个小马桶，但没有镜子。

Some customers are wary² of spending 24 or 48 hours in a prison cell, until they try it, co-founder of the mock prison Noh Ji-Hyang said.

这座模拟监狱的联合创始人卢智香称，有些客人对在牢房里关上24或48小时持谨慎态度，直到亲身来尝试。

"After a stay in the prison, people say, 'This is not a prison, the real prison is where we return to,'" she said.

她表示：“住过我们监狱的人都说，‘这儿不是监狱，我们要回去的地方才是真正的监狱’。”