Final answer:
Prisoners underwent a dehumanization process the next day that included losing their personal identity through a degradation ceremony, similar to various historical and experimental contexts such as the Stanford prison experiment and experiences of wartime detainees.
Step-by-step explanation:
The process that the prisoners underwent the next day in their admission process involved a series of dehumanizing steps. Once admitted, new prisoners faced a degradation ceremony where they were systematically stripped of their personal identity. They lost their freedom, rights (including the right to privacy), and personal belongings. In a military context, for example, recruits have their hair cut short, wear matching uniforms, and give up personal markers of their former identity to be resocialized as soldiers. This ritualistic stripping of identity can be seen in various historical and experimental contexts such as the Stanford prison experiment, military basic training, and during times of war or conflict, exemplified by the experiences of Japanese Americans during World War II and prisoners at Abu Ghraib during the Iraq War.