The prison system in Poland in the years 1945–1958.
Analysis based on the example of the Provincial Prison
in Bydgoszcz Cover Image

System więziennictwa w latach 1945–1958. Analiza na przykładzie funkcjonowania Wojewódzkiego Więzienia Karno- -Śledczego w Bydgoszczy
The prison system in Poland in the years 1945–1958. Analysis based on the example of the Provincial Prison in Bydgoszcz

Author(s): Artur Ptaszyński
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: prison; prison system; Bydgoszcz; Stalinism; repression

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the prison system in Poland, functioningin the years 1945–1958. The purpose of the article is to documentand analyze the functioning of the prison system in this period on theexample of the Provincial Prison in Bydgoszcz. In pursuit of the purpose ofthe work, the author formulated a research hypothesis, according to whichthe expansion and functioning of the post-war prison system contributed tothe sharpening and expansion of the system of repression against convicts.In order to verify the hypothesis, research methods based on the analysisof archival documents and statistical data were used.

  • Issue Year: 19/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 193-210
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish