THE SYSTEM IS SIMPLE: FROM THE CENTRAL TOWER THE GUARDIAN CAN SEE ALL OF THE PRISONERS AT ANY TIME. THE PRISONERS HOWEVER CANNOT SEE THE GUARDIAN FROM THEIR CELLS. THUS, THEY NEVER KNOW IF THEY ARE BEING WATCHED OR NOT. AS A RESULT THEY GET PARANOID AND DISCIPLINE THEMSELVES. OF COURSE PRISONERS ARE ISOLATED FROM ONE ANOTHER SO AS TO MAXIMIZE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT. THE PANOPTICAL TECHNIQUE IS WIDELY USED IN BABYLON: RANDOM POLICE CONTROL, REPRESSION, AND CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR MINOR OFFENCE, ARE THE TYPE OF STRATEGIES USED ON A DAILY BASIS IN LIBERAL COUNTRIES TO MAINTAIN "SOCIAL ORDER", THAT IS, THE STATUS QUO