Smiling women pulling a rail cart. Inmates in Plaszow, as in other camps like Auschwitz, were happy to be in camp where there was good housing, food, and medical treatment, and they were protected by guards from criminals outside. They also did not have to worry about being bombed by Allied or Soviet aircraft, whereas peolpe who lived in Crakow or other cities were continually aware their area could be the target of a bombing raid.