A retired Austrian prison officer has claimed that Muslim gangs now control the prison black market and that female officers are facing a worsening climate of intimidation behind bars.
Sabine K., who worked in prisons in Vienna and Lower Austria before taking early retirement due to illness last year, told Exxpress that Austria’s prison system had changed dramatically during her career, particularly for women working on the wings.
“All trade and bartering is firmly in Muslim hands; you might still get toilet roll from an Austrian,” she said. “Muslim gangs have divided up everything that’s profitable and criminal.”
The long-serving officer said the shift was accompanied by a sharp deterioration in security and respect for female staff. She said that when she first entered the prison service in Vienna after previously working in childcare, conditions were largely manageable.
“It was only with the increase in Chechen inmates that serious problems with disrespect and attacks against us female officers began,” she said. “I’m not talking about sexual assault, but insults, people throwing things on the floor in front of us, and contemptuous remarks and gestures directed at us women.”