TY - JOUR TI - The Importance of Work in Prison Isolation Conditions: the Polish Aspect AU - Nowakowski, Piotr Tomasz AU - Gajewski, Mariusz TI - The Importance of Work in Prison Isolation Conditions: the Polish Aspect AB - The paper touches upon the issue of work of persons serving a sentence in Polish penitentiaries. The authors state that a prison is an example of a total institution. Discussing legal, psychological and pedagogical aspects of human work, the specificity of convict labour was analysed considering convicts’ vocational activation, as well as tangible and intangible benefits arising out of the employment undertaken. Ethical and social aspects of work in prison isolation conditions were listed as well.  VL - 2018 IS - 6 (2018) PY - 2019 SN - 2353-4745 C1 - 2544-0179 SP - 117 EP - 128 DO - 10.4467/25439561LE.18.009.10236 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/labor-et-educatio/article/the-importance-of-work-in-prison-isolation-conditions-the-polish-aspect KW - penitentiary isolation KW - convict labour KW - vocational activation of convicts KW - Polish prison system