section_path: Background/Early days and the establishment of the camp
section_name: Early days and the establishment of the camp
paragraph_text: Early days and the establishment of the camp
  
  Throughout the 1950s, the Republic of Korea struggled to recover from the devastation of the Korean War. Welfare policies during this period were focused on the housing of orphans, as they were seen as a stain to South Korea's national reputation.: 175 As the 1960s unfolded, Park Chung Hee 's military junta commenced efforts to 'cleanse' society of those who were seen as "symbols of the 'poverty' and 'disorder' of cities", and these policies were expanded to cover the detention of general vagrants.: 176 Starting around 1960, major cities such as Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju began the construction of 'vagrant detention facilities'. A set of laws enacted in 1961 institutionalized the establishment of vagrant housing facilities. The Social Welfare Services Act of 1970 (구 사회복지사업법) made every vagrant between 18–65 eligible for "social welfare services".: 176–7
  
  Throughout the 1950s, the Republic of Korea struggled to recover from the devastation of the Korean War. Welfare policies during this period were focused on the housing of orphans, as they were seen as a stain to South Korea's national reputation.: 175 As the 1960s unfolded, Park Chung Hee 's military junta commenced efforts to 'cleanse' society of those who were seen as "symbols of the 'poverty' and 'disorder' of cities", and these policies were expanded to cover the detention of general vagrants.: 176 Starting around 1960, major cities such as Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju began the construction of 'vagrant detention facilities'. A set of laws enacted in 1961 institutionalized the establishment of vagrant housing facilities. The Social Welfare Services Act of 1970 (구 사회복지사업법) made every vagrant between 18–65 eligible for "social welfare services".: 176–7