Penitentiary system

Tolokonnikova's hunger strike is a set up - Russia's Human Rights Council

16:28 01/10/2013 A hunger strike declared by Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been preplanned and coordinated outside, Russia's Council for Human Rights announced on its website Tuesday.

Tolokonnikova's defense seeks prosecution of prison administration

16:52 30/09/2013 Lawyer Dmitry Dinze has filed a request with the Investigative Committee seeking an inspection and initiation of a case against the authorities of the prison colony where Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is currently serving out a two-year term.

Jailed Pussy Riot rocker on hunger strike taken to hospital

10:18 30/09/2013 A jailed Pussy Riot rocker on hunger strike over allegedly horrendous prison conditions has been transferred from a medical ward of her penal colony to a hospital, penitentiary authorities said on Sunday.

Pussy Riot member Tolokonnikova's request for transfer to another colony rejected

15:56 27/09/2013 Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's request to transfer her to another colony has been rejected, lawyer Dmitry Dinze told RIA Novosti on Friday.

Mordovia's colony opposes mitigation of Tolokonnikova's sentence

11:55 27/09/2013 The prison colony's administration in Mordovia refused to support a motion filed by Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to mitigate the remaining part of her sentence.

Around 300 released under economic crime amnesty in Russia

13:55 24/09/2013 Around 300 convicts have been released in Russia in accordance with economic crime amnesty passed about three months ago, the Federal Penitentiary Service's press office reported Tuesday.

Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova put in solitary

11:07 24/09/2013 Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been put in solitary for the duration of inspection after the complaints about threats directed against her.

Over 140 convicts released under economic crime amnesty in Russia

18:30 27/08/2013 Over 140 convicts have been released from Russian colonies in accordance with economic crime amnesty passed about two months ago.

'Dead' convict turns up alive in Russian prison

15:54 22/08/2013 A convict who disappeared earlier this week and was later pronounced dead by the authorities at a prison in Russia, was discovered on Thursday “alive and unhurt,” the local penitentiary service reported.

52 convicts released under economic crime amnesty

10:58 06/08/2013 52 convicts have already been released from Russian colonies in accordance with the recently passed economic crime amnesty, the Federal Penitentiary Service reported on Monday.

Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to serve sentence in Nizhny Novgorod

14:44 05/08/2013 Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has been transferred from Perm to Nizhny Novgorod region. She will continue serving her sentence in one of the local prisons, the regional department of the Federal Service for Execution of Punishment told RIA Novosti on Monday.

26 convicts released under economic crime amnesty bill

12:47 30/07/2013 26 convicts have been released from colonies under the recently passed law on economic crime amnesty, the Federal Penitentiary Service's press office reported on Tuesday.

Prison guards used force against Pussy Riot's Alyokhina

16:58 18/07/2013 Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has not fulfill the legitimate demand of the prison guards, and they were obliged to commit an act of coercion, Stanislav Volegov, a spokesman for the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Perm Territory, told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

First two convicts released under economic crime amnesty bill

17:25 16/07/2013 The first two convicts have been released from colonies under the recently passed law on economic crime amnesty. On July 2, the bill on economic crime amnesty was approved by the State Duma and will be executed over the next six months.

Pussy Riot member Alyokhina to be transferred to different prison - lawyer

16:17 12/07/2013 Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina is to be transferred from the prison in Berezniki to another one in Nizhny Novgorod, her attorney Irina Khrunova told RAPSI on Friday.

Less than half of sick convicts released for health reasons - Penitentiary Service

14:46 25/06/2013 Just over 40% of convicts with grave illnesses are released for health reasons, Alexander Tikhonov, the deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service's medical and sanitary department, said on Tuesday.

Smokers and non-smokers to be separated in Russian prisons

15:24 18/06/2013 The Federal Penitentiary Service plans to separate smokers and non-smokers in prisons and other detention facilities, Valery Trofimov, who heads the service's department for social, psychological and educational work with inmates, told reporters on Tuesday.

Number of imprisoned juveniles falls 78% in Russia

15:05 18/06/2013 The number of underage convicts serving prison sentences in Russia has declined by 78% over the past five years, a Federal Penitentiary Service official announced to an international research conference.

Inquiry at Moscow remand center after imprisoned Makhachkala mayor attempts suicide

11:55 18/06/2013 An internal investigation is underway at the Lefortovo remand center in Moscow after former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov, who was being detained there, attempted suicide.

Russian Justice Ministry urges creation of prison supervisory boards

11:03 03/06/2013 Russia's Justice Ministry has submitted new legislation to the State Duma to regulate the creation of prison supervisory boards, Kommersant daily reports on Monday.

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