In a book entitled Wir Zuchthäusler (We Convicts), by Georg Fuchs, there appears a letter written by Freud. While in prison because of a monarchist plot, Fuchs wrote of his experiences and sufferings and requested various European intellectuals to express their opinions about the folly and cruelty of the penal system as viewed in the context of the world-wide cultural crisis of the time. In his letter, Freud emphasized that he did not consider himself to be a desirable sponsor for Fuchs' book. In a scholarly essay, Eissler elaborates upon the letter and comments on Freud's attitudes toward reform and criminality.