在朝鲜被判处六年劳教的美国公民马修·米勒在接受媒体访问时形容他在共产主义国家朝鲜与外界隔离的狱中生活。
米勒星期四接受美联社访问，这是朝鲜当局以从事反朝敌对活动罪判他有罪之后，米勒服刑的第一天。
米勒理着平头，身穿灰色囚服，他说，他被强迫工作一天翻地八小时，但是他的身体健康没有恶化。
米勒说，他已经向第一夫人米歇尔奥巴马以及国务卿克里以及前国务卿希拉里写信求助。
朝鲜目前还扣留其他两名美国公民。据信朝鲜希望寻求通过美国高层官员的访问来争取他们的释放。
An American man sentenced to six years of hard labor in North Korea is describing his new life of isolation in the reclusive, communist state.
Matthew Miller spoke with the Associated Press on Thursday, the first day of his prison sentence after being convicted of "hostile" acts against the state.
Sporting a shaved head and gray prison clothes, Miller said he is forced to work eight hours a day digging fields, but that his health has not deteriorated.
North Korea is also holding two other Americans. It is believed to be seeking a high-level visit from a U.S. official to help secure their release.
