Donald Trumphas long fantasized instituting draconian punishments for all manner of crimes.

Their heads were shaved and they were corralled into already overcrowded cells for their stay.

High-definition cameras captured the show forsocial media.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a guided tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before leading a board meeting on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. After shunning the annual Kennedy Center Honors during his first term in the White House, Trump fired the center’s president, removed the bipartisan board of Biden appointees and named himself Chairman of the storied music, theater and dance institution. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The ritual humiliation is the point.