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Most of the men were between 40 and 60 years old, and over half of them had been local NSDAP functionaries (block and cell leaders). A number of them had been members of the police, Gestapo, or SS. In addition, numerous people were arrested who had not held any responsibilities within the NS regime in the time before 1945. There were some 1,000 women in the camp, and with them were five children under three years of age.
The releases that took place in 1948 changed the make-up of the camp. The block and cell leaders were largely set free, while members of the police and judiciary were still interned. A large portion of the young people who had been arrested remained in captivity. Only in exceptional cases were trails initiated or held before military tribunals. The some 700 people who were convicted by such processes were sent to other camps.
