He was arrested on December 14, 1794, at his mother's house in Alsóregmec.
He was brought to Buda and had to wait for the judgement in the Franciscan monastery of Buda.
On May 8, 1795, the blood court sentenced him to death and his cattle had to be taken away.
The decision was confirmed by the seven-person board.
For three weeks he lived in the shadow of a sure death.
Then partly by the intervention of his relatives, the emperor changed his sentence to imprisonment for an uncertain time.

He stayed in Buda until September 27.
Then he was taken to Brünn (today Brno, Czech Republic), in the prison of the Špilberk Castle where he arrived on October 7.
He lived in a damp, underground jail and got so sick that he could not get up from his bed.
Sometimes his stationery were taken away from him; then he wrote with rust paint and rarely with his own blood.
He used as pen a kneaded tin piece from the window.
When he was allowed to use pen and ink he sat at his table and corrected his earlier translations or was working on new ones.
Later his life conditions became better.
On the order of Archduke Joseph he was placed on an upper floor on December 21 where he could live at his own expense and could use his books.

On January 6, 1796, he was brought to the Prison of Obrowitz (today Zábrdovice, Czech Republic) near Brno, and on June 22, 1799, he was transferred further to Kufstein Fortress.

On June 30, 1800, his captors fearing the approaching French armies, he was taken first to Bratislava and then to Pest and finally to Munkács (today Mukachevo, Ukraine).

On June 28, 1801, Kazinczy received amnesty from the king, who set him free and allowed him to return home.
He spent a total of 2387 days (roughly 6½ years) in prison.
He eternalized this part of his life in his book Fogságom naplója (English: Diary of my captivity).
He was arrested on December 14, 1794, at his mother's house in Alsóregmec. He was brought to Buda and had to wait for the judgement in the Franciscan monastery of Buda. On May 8, 1795, the blood court sentenced him to death and his cattle had to be taken away. The decision was confirmed by the seven-person board. For three weeks he lived in the shadow of a sure death. Then partly by the intervention of his relatives, the emperor changed his sentence to imprisonment for an uncertain time.
He stayed in Buda until September 27. Then he was taken to Brünn (today Brno, Czech Republic), in the prison of the Špilberk Castle where he arrived on October 7. He lived in a damp, underground jail and got so sick that he could not get up from his bed. Sometimes his stationery were taken away from him; then he wrote with rust paint and rarely with his own blood. He used as pen a kneaded tin piece from the window. When he was allowed to use pen and ink he sat at his table and corrected his earlier translations or was working on new ones. Later his life conditions became better. On the order of Archduke Joseph he was placed on an upper floor on December 21 where he could live at his own expense and could use his books.
On January 6, 1796, he was brought to the Prison of Obrowitz (today Zábrdovice, Czech Republic) near Brno, and on June 22, 1799, he was transferred further to Kufstein Fortress.
On June 30, 1800, his captors fearing the approaching French armies, he was taken first to Bratislava and then to Pest and finally to Munkács (today Mukachevo, Ukraine).
On June 28, 1801, Kazinczy received amnesty from the king, who set him free and allowed him to return home. He spent a total of 2387 days (roughly 6½ years) in prison. He eternalized this part of his life in his book Fogságom naplója (English: Diary of my captivity).
Ferenc Kazinczy