BARTOLOMEJSKA AND PANKRAC PRISONS IN PRAGUE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A008100010001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 25, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Lepionage Laws, Title
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SUBJECT Bartolomejska and Pankrac
Prisons in Prague
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DATE ACQUIRED
25 October 1955
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Bartolomeiska Prison
1. The fifth section of the Bartolomejska Prison in Prague, which contains
hundreds of cells, is reserved for political prisoners. Cells, which
are furnished' only with mattresses, have one high, small window out of
reach of the prisoners.
2. Discipline at the prison is extremely severe. There is no contact between
the cells or with the outside world. Prisoners are blindfolded when taken
to interrogations and to the weekly shower.
3. During the first week of imprisonment, prisoners undergo a medical examin-
ation, which consists of a review of the inmate's medical history while he
stands 10 feet from the doctor. Prisoners reporting sick are virtually
ignored.
Inmates of Bartolomeiska Prison
4. In early 1953 the following inmates of the Bartolomejska Prison were
known:
a. Janitschkova (fnu) ,
b.: Eva Marx,
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. Andula Pokorna,
e. Josefina (lnu),
f. Sonia (lnu),
P_antrac Prison
5. Conditions at the Pankrac Prison are superior to those at Bartolomejska.
The cells, which have large windows, are equipped with wooden beds, chairs,
and tables. Food, which is more abundant, is eaten at tables. Prisoners
are permitted one visitor, a three-kilogram parcel, one letter and 50
crowns spending money monthly. Prisoners are permitted to communicate with
one another during daily walks in the courtyard.
6. In each cell there is generally a gypsy, a common criminal. In some cases
the other prisoners are obliged to teach them to read and write. Substituted
lyrics for gypsy melodies are used as a means of communicating with other
inmates.
7. The medical staff of the prison, which is composed of doctors who are
prisoners, treat the inmates efficiently.
Inmates of the Pankrac Prison
8. The following persons were known to be inmates of the Pankrac Prison in
late 1953:
d. Slavinska Stranska,
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e. Yarica Tusarova,
f. Sonia (lnu)
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