Right after the establishment of ISC, new laws and decrees were proclaimed.

One of the first ideas of

leaders was to form concentration camps for Serbs. That idea grew its roots back in emigration in
Italy, during 30s.

In the very beggining of ISC, mass persecutions of people began, and it was based on those laws and
decrees. Persecution of people demanded fast formation of camps. Those in charge of setting and
regulation of camps were Pavelić's most loyal ustashas. First concentration camps were founded
right after the proclamation of ISC: Jadovno on Velebit, Slana on Pag. Those camps worked for few
months due to mobilization od italian military forces and demarcation of interest zones between
Italy, Germany and ISC.

Approximately at that time began construction of new camps in Lonjsko polje area. It is wetland area
surrounded with rivers Sava and Strug, which makes it difficult to reach, and easy to defend.
Organization of first camps in Lonjsko polje area was very primitive. All of them belonged to the same
system of camps called Jasenovac concentration camp. Camp I was located in Krapje, and Camp II in
Bročice. Those were mainly open spaces fenced with barbed wire inhabited mostly with Serbs, Jews
and Croatians who were against the regime.

The existence of concentration camps was given its legal basis somewhere in october 1941. At that
time, Maks Luburić visited concentration camps in Germany to gain insights on organization of
camps, as well as ways of extermination. Finnaly, Jasenovac became transit, working and
concentration camp.

Liquidations and killings of inmates were executed without trials.