At the “Maison De Correction” they don’t coddle the inmates during exercise period. Fresh air is available! In fact, it’s both mandatory and very painful:
From Maison De Correction Princesse Melanie by Georges Pichard.
"...the girls are prepared in the reformatory’s punishment room, naked, lying on their backs on special benches, bound with their legs spread above their heads, shamefully showing the two holes usually hidden..."
