He was appalled at the methods of punishment including chaining, which involved hand cuffing inmates and hanging them by the wrists slightly above the ground.
Some teachers insist they're exiled to the rubber rooms as punishment for whistleblowing or standing up to authority - and then left there without a chance to defend themselves.
Inasmuch as the outlawing of corporal punishment limited other rights, such limitation was reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom.
