Hungarian prisons- short history, facts and inner side of the walls -

Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary29/10/2008Gergely Fliegauf, Hungarian Police College

History

at the end of 19th century: prison reform worldwidestar, H or key shaped panopticon prisons: BFB, Sopron, Szegedno prison built to 1950sformer regime: prisons under MoI1960: under MoJbarrack type prisons (agricultural, soviet type prisons):

Állampuszta, Pálhalma, Tökölrepressive penal policy; lack of budget – basis of the recent

overcrowding and dilapidation80s: 20 000 prisoners „part of the state investmenst”

After regime changeDG of the prison service remained (89-99)3 prison regime declared by penal codeconditional release (2/3, 4/5, 5/6)MoJ – HQ of HPS – Prisons and Istitutionssystematic changes:89: state amnesty for small offences90: prison riots all over Europe: prgs, education, conditions93: new prison code („right of prisoners”, „art of rewards”, „art of

disciplinary punishments”, „semi open type regime”)95: introducing IT registration in the HPS: change in „edocator’s”

attitude96: MoJ regulation on order of prison sentencing and pre-trial

detention95 and 99: year of big escapes in Hungary, Döcher case

Recent challengesfrom 99: new DG, 2007: 3 DGsfrom 99: repressive penal policy: overcrowding, highest

in the regiondenying drug problem19 drug-perevention units (dutch type units for drug-

problem prisoners)8 medical-correctional units (soviet type units for

mentally ill inmates)no harm reductionstaff salary: public cleanersPPP prisons: Szombathely, Tiszalök

Benzodiazepines

Rivotril pills confiscatedtranquillant and sleeping

pillheroin usersprison stressforcemisuse: rampagenot only in Hungary

(CEECs)

Factscentralized prisons in the Danube linepre-trial „county” prisons2 PPP prisons3 prisons for females (6.25%)4 prisons for juvenilesinstitutions: IMEI, Central Prison Hospitalca 14 800 inmates148 per capita (100) EU highovercrowding: 132% EU highfirst offenders 47 %recividism 53 %main duration: 1-2 yrs 20 %5-10 yrs 20 %foreigners: 3,5 % EU lowdrug users (2004)7,9 %12, 4 %60 %escapes: 5,6,1,7,9 (2003)violence against staff: 58,48,45,52,30suicide: 5,5,4 (2005)staff: 7500, lack: 7%

Part 2Prison graffities in HungaryPécs juvenile prisonexercize yard inner side of the perimeter wallwww.muralmoral.orgjuvenile uniformRomani and „whites” togetherwife and children

why they feel safe in the prison?what is the function of a prison?

Never give up!

wall of the intake unit in Marianosztra prisonweekly transport from each prison to other on mondaysintake:administration (personal data)medical intakeplacement to units

intake cells: place of IP violence

stork: systemfrog: the inmate himself

GangsHajduhadháza (HH)Romani majority village in HB county2000 cut from town Téglásintegration support was given back to the governmentgo on HH-ers!

forced card playingfamily threatmolotov cocktails

small tags on corridor wallssymbolsmessagespresence

Havanna Block BP1st picture: sexual deprivation2nd picture: joint, stars (against nazism)3rd picture: unit number, date of stay, prison snitch, names

Revengeagainst a staff memberprison dormitorywatch towerhanged man, machine gunman on cross mutilated

compansationfantasiesagricultural prisonfar from employers

a wish to break outleft side with gothic: „rule the ...”devil and vampireskulla devil headed penis breaks the wall:masculinityMS?tattoo - infection

mothers miss childrenmy son I love you from full of my heartmy treasure I miss you my Renato

V. Éva my daughtertake care of youwe will meet each other outsideI miss you muchK. Kriszti your motherkisses

centralized female prisonsnot possible to meet during the transportchildren also in prison

knowledge is powerA revenge can be only full if it is prepared,your enemies can believe that they survived,I will hit them when they don’t count on my anger,I don’t need mercy but...

comments: fool, you have right

gangstar hiphop heroesis there a difference between societies?prison snitches shall die out

Szeged Prisonlife sentencereal life sentence30 days isolation„fegyház” regimeunique in Europe

sexual deprivation 1I am János Kökény,I have 17 years left,but my point is,that I love my Hairdresser, Zsuzsa,I do not care what do they think about my Zsuzsa.

comments:f.. me I am a fag

sexual deprivation 2.1room number

Szeged Prisonlong sentenced prisonersvisitsno conjugalspecial unitshigh security units: 2 prisonslong time regime unit: Szegedsecurity regime unit: Szeged

Gravingcounting dayssun: days left to moveforbidden items

security check in 20-30 minutes150 prs for one guard during the night

jokes1 reception – room service2 adult movie channel – private gold

dilapidationconditionsno privacymulti-occupancy cellssecurity risks

homosexual bullyinginfo sharingSimonhe is a real [deleted] faghe was f..ed in Szolnokand also in TökölSimon s..ks and f...ks very wellThis is sure, he far...d in TökölHe is a snitch moreover

nazishepatitis C infectedonly convict for hate speechisolatedswastika tattooisolated from the Romani inmates

drugs„I wont be transported, I will stay here and the whole drug market will be mine! I will rule the business, the Aryans can be happy to have the deal with me. My brother, SMOKI, arranged the contactman, froze their canals, I don’t need your help..."

drug marketwho are the Aryans?

fear of infectionover a toilet facility in a female isolation room

do not seat on it!it is infected with bacteria

30 female juvenliesnumber increasingIP aggression increasingoffences’s brutality increasinggang membership openlyonly mother-child unit in Hungary

misteriesthis prison is a gathering place for gay inmatesTEH KINGwhat is the meaning of the horse?

bully the staffrank symbols, truncheon

real artunused and undiscovered talent

contact

thank you for your attention...

fliegauf.gergely@chello.hu