Abstract
The study focuses on the occurrence of dyslexia among the convicted in the Czech Republic. On the ground of plentiful research results from various countries that refer to a connection between dyslexia and criminality (Wallis, 1998; Moody & kol., 2000; Kirk & Reid, 2001; Lindgren, Jensen, Dalteg, Meurling, Ingvar & Levander, 2002; Talbot & Riley, 2007; Macdonald, 2010; Macdonald, 2012), a research was conducted in Czech penitentiary environment (specifically the Horní Slavkov prison).