Over 100 complaints against violence in prisons submitted to Russian ombudsman in 2018Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova received more than 100 complaints from inmates against illegal use of force or less-lethal equipment by penitentiary officers in 2018.15:31 14.12.2018
Number of inmates in Russia drops by 250,000The number of inmates incarcerated in the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) facilities has dropped by 250,000 in the last 10 years.10:59 14.12.2018
Investigation into torture of inmates by Russia’s Nizhnekamsk police completeRussian investigators have completed probe into a criminal case over torture of detainees by police officers of the Niznekamsk District of Tatarstan region, lawyer Bulat Mukhamedzhanov, who is representing the victims.14:03 13.12.2018
Moscow court upholds sentence for accomplice of penitentiary ex-officialThe Moscow City Court has upheld a 2.5-year prison sentence given to entrepreneur Marina Dyukova as part of a criminal case involving ex-deputy chief of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov.13:01 13.12.2018
State Duma adopts simplified procedure of inmates’ release on medical groundsThe State Duma has adopted in a final third reading a bill simplifying a procedure for release of seriously ill convicts from serving sentence.11:41 13.12.2018
Probe opened into prison officials after publication of notorious inmate’s photosProbe has been opened into penal colony officials following the emergence of scandal photos picturing violation of prison rules by a notorious gang member Vyacheslav Tsepovyaz, who is serving sentence for involvement in mass murder.14:39 04.12.2018
Moscow court upholds sentence for ex-penitentiary officials convicted of corruptionThe Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld sentence for ex-chief of Moscow Probation Department at the Federal Penitentiary Service Yevgeny Verbetsky and his former deputy Roman Klimenko, who had been convicted of taking bribes.15:55 22.11.2018
Russian ombudsman asks penitentiary authorities to address opposition figure's complaintRussia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has turned to the Ombudsman for the Arkhangelsk region and the Head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service asking them to address a complaint lodged by a convicted opposition figure Sergey Mokhnatkin.17:39 20.11.2018
Russian prison officers receive jail terms for beating inmateFour officers of a penal colony in Chelyabinsk Region have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 3 to 8 years in prison for beating an inmate.16:18 15.11.2018
Ex-penitentiary official’s accessory to embezzlement gets 2.5 years in prisonMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Monday sentenced Marina Dyukova, an accessory of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) ex-deputy chief Oleg Korshunov to embezzlement, to 2.5 years in prison.14:25 12.11.2018
Prosecutors seek to launch case against prison employees over photos of inmateProsecutors have asked investigators to launch a criminal case against officials and employees of a penal colony after emergence of photos picturing a high-profile criminal violating Russian prison rules.12:59 08.11.2018
Investigators launch examination of prison over controversial photosThe Investigative Committee’s department for Amur region has organized examination of a penal colony after media published photos of an inmate, convicted in the infamous criminal case over mass murder in Kushchevskaya village, violating prison rules.13:59 07.11.2018
Moscow court upholds seizure of ex-FSIN director Reimer’s assetsThe Moscow City Court has dismissed appeals filed by ex-director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer sentenced to 8 years in prison and upheld seizure of his assets.16:59 24.10.2018
Attorneys of ex-FSIN director Reimer seek to lift seizure of his assetsAttorneys of Russian Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) ex-head Alexander Reimer sentenced to 8 years in prison as part of a fraud case are seeking to lift seizure of his assets so he can be released early.15:59 22.10.2018
Probe into ex-penitentiary official’s alleged accomplice in embezzlement completedInvestigators have completed their probe into Marina Dyukova, an alleged accessory of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) ex-deputy chief Oleg Korshunov to embezzlement.10:59 09.10.2018
Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko transferred to Russian prison – FeyginUkrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko sentenced to 12 years for espionage against Russia was transferred to a prison.14:59 08.10.2018
Convicted filmmaker Sentsov ends hunger strikeFilm director Oleg Sentsov sentenced in Russia to 20 years in prison for organizing a terrorist group in Crimea has decided to stop his hunger strike.11:55 05.10.2018
Two former penitentiary officials detained on abuse of office chargesA court has ruled to place ex-director of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) main engineering and communications center Igor Shaikov and his former deputy Pavel Shchetinin in detention as part of a case on abuse of office.17:43 04.10.2018
Enhanced nutritional standards to be set for minors and pregnant women in custodyThe Justice Ministry has issued an order to set enhanced nutritional standards for pregnant women, nursing mothers and minors held in penitentiary facilities.16:42 04.10.2018
Former head of Russia’s Mari El Republic complains of detention conditionsEx-head of Russia’s Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov, who stands charged with taking bribes, abuse of office and unlawful possession of weapons, has complained to the Presidential Council of Human Rights about his detention conditions.11:38 04.10.2018