La construcción histórica de los conceptos de “preso político” y “preso social” en la España contemporánea

Abstract

“Political prisoner” and “social prisoner” concepts are not regulated by law, neither now nor in the past. More than legal categories, they are historical elaborations in opposition to the “common prisoner” figure. The State ideology and its practical application through the different control devices (police, judicial, penitentiary) has influenced in the configuration process of these profiles, as well as the protest actions and the forms of resistance of inmates facing attempts of domination.