The decisions of central government bodies in the process of the prison system of organization of the Polish Kingdom with selected Polish penitentiary concept of the early nineteenth century Cover Image

Decyzje centralnych organów rządowych w procesie kształtowania systemu organizacji więziennictwa Królestwa Polskiego na tle wybranych polskich koncepcji penitencjarnych początku XIX wieku
The decisions of central government bodies in the process of the prison system of organization of the Polish Kingdom with selected Polish penitentiary concept of the early nineteenth century

Author(s): Justyna Bieda
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: rights history; the history of the prison; penitentiary; penalty of deprivation of freedom

Summary/Abstract: The nineteenth century was a period of major reforms in the prison almost throughout Western Europe. It is a time in which many European criminal laws (including the territories of the Kingdom Polish) passes from the sanctions corporal in the direction of imprisonment. The event caused a wide discussion on the new organization of the prison. The situation in Polish prisons at the beginning of the nineteenth century, did not answer even the then standards. Some improvements after 1818, due to the discontent of Tsar Alexander I of the visit some prisons in Warsaw. From that moment on seeing meaningful action central government authorities, and the emergence of bold conception Polish penal reformers. Unfortunately, the regulations issued by the Government Commission does not have the character of system-wide. These related to certain issues raised in the doctrine. There was no doubt for the rules governing medical care and spiritual prisoners as well as guidelines for equipment and maintenance purpose as well as adequate food inmates, science, crafts, or organizations prison factories.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 94
  • Page Range: 11-29
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish