Penitentiary system

Officials conclude that Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova did not work overtime

11:30 19/11/2013 Convicted Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has not worked overtime in the Mordovian colony, according to a statement released by Russia's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection via the Presidential Council for Human Rights.

Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova to be transferred to Siberian colony

14:50 05/11/2013 Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova will be transferred to a penal colony in the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Eastern Siberia), Tolokonnikova's husband Pyotr Verzilov told RAPSI on Tuesday.

Officials exceeded tracking devices budget by 1.65 billion rubles

15:15 24/10/2013 The cost of purchase of tracking devices for the needs of Russian Federal Penitentiary Service was exceeded by 1.65 billion rubles ($5.2 million), the Audit Chamber reported Thursday.

Pussy Riot member's request to open case against prison official dismissed

12:41 24/10/2013 Investigators have dismissed a request filed by convicted Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to initiate a case against the deputy warden of her Mordovian colony.

Pussy Riot's Tolokonnikova moved to another prison

16:38 21/10/2013 Convicted Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was mover to another prison, and the defense has no information on her current whereabouts, her lawyer Irina Khrunova told RAPSI on Monday.

Russian prison authorities to review inmates' pay

16:56 09/10/2013 Russian Federal Penitentiary Service is taking into consideration an issue over inmates' pay which has been raised recently by jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in her protest claim.

Investigators extend probe in Tolokonnikova's claims of threats in prison

12:40 03/10/2013 The Investigative Committee has extended the probe of a Mordovian prison opened after a complaint filed by jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.

Tolokonnikova ends hunger strike

19:06 01/10/2013 Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has put an end to her hunger strike.

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.

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