Sentences with phrase «inquisitorial prisons»

Inquisitorial prisons had high standards for the times and were inspected several times a year — indeed, there is evidence that some prisoners in secular prisons deliberately made blasphemous remarks or announced they were heretics in order to be transferred to the care of the Inquisition.

The accused was taken to an inquisitorial prison and his or her property was confiscated until sentence was passed.