Deutsche Strafanstalt Tschenstochau German Penalty Court in Częstochowa Niemiecki Zakład Karny w Częstochowie (Sygn. 47)

This collection contains 3,794 personal files of prisoners. Included are arrest forms containing personal details such as the last name, first name, date and place of birth, nationality, religious denomination, occupation, education, last whereabouts, marital status, when brought before the court (date), reason of accusation (the main reason was: politics or leaving the ghetto, hiding and helping Jews, lack of arm band, theft, and the like). There is also a description of the prisoner (appearance) with such data as: age, size, posture (e.g. weak), hair (e.g. matted), hair growth (shaved, unshaved, with moustache), face (e.g. pale), and forehead, eye brows, nose, hands, legs, pronunciation, although these sections are often incomplete. Remaining cards contain descriptions of the case, verdict and sentence.

The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in digital images. Arranged in two series: 1. Department I. Inquiry (File 1-3376); 2. Department II. Criminal cases (File 3377-3794).