Abstract
The presence of religion in Bulgarian prisons has never been the subject of systematic investigation. Established in 1878, the young Bulgarian state was not able to rely on the Ottoman legacy but had to build up its prison system anew. Therefore, the efforts of the practitioners and researchers in the sphere of penal law were concentrated on the study of the general principles of the organisation of a modern prison, rather than on specific issues such as religion in prison. At the same time, the establishment of the Communist regime in Bulgaria in 1944 caused a gap in religion-related practices in Bulgarian prisons. The atheist ideology left no space for any respect of the religious rights of prisoners. This changed after the fall of the Communist regime in Bulgaria in 1989. Considering the lack of systematic study of this aspect of modern Bulgarian history, the present article has the modest task of outlining the main stages in the development of religion-related practices in prison. In this regard, it offers an overview of the corresponding legislation during pre-communist times (1878–1944), under communism (1944–1989) and after the fall of this totalitarian regime.
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