Prisons in Slovakia

The prison system is administered by the Slovak General Directorate of the Prison and Court Guard Corps (current Director General is Col. Milan Ivan, operating under authority of the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic.)

As late as during the 1940s the prison system still incorporated the Leopoldov structure, originally built in 1669 to defend against the Turkish invaders.

In many prisons the inmates constructed simple banners out of bed sheets with slogans similar to those worn by protesters in the squares.

Also, the prisoners started organizing themselves creating self-governing commissions and choosing spokespersons to represent their demands.

[4] In the years 2012-2013 the Prison and Court Guard Corps is planning to re-equip its officers with new pistols and machine guns, yet the new arms are not part of the State Budget.