‘A FIGHTER FOR SECURITY TO ISOLATE THE CLASS ENEMY’: THE PRISON GUARD AND POLITICAL PRISONERS IN 1944/45–1956
‘A FIGHTER FOR SECURITY TO ISOLATE THE CLASS ENEMY’: THE PRISON GUARD AND POLITICAL PRISONERS IN 1944/45–1956
Author(s): Tadeusz WolszaContributor(s): Anna Kijak (Translator)
Subject(s): Political history, Security and defense, Penology, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Penal Policy
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: repressions; prison service and guard; harassment; physical and psychological terror; penal institution;
Summary/Abstract: The article provides readers with figures and information about the Prison Guard and Service in various detention facilities in post-war Poland until 1956. The author analyses several detailed topics, like preparation for the job, staff shortages in the various penal institutions as well as prison officers’ (quite often sadistic) attitudes towards political prisoners.
Journal: Kwartalnik Historyczny
- Issue Year: 127/2020
- Issue No: 4 (en)
- Page Range: 105-131
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English