Penitentiary system

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Russian penitentiary deputy chief charged with embezzlement

Deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov has been charged with large scale embezzlement.

09:59 14.09.2017

Probe opened into Russian penitentiary deputy chief over alleged embezzlement

A criminal case has been opened against deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Oleg Korshunov on suspicion of large scale embezzlement.

13:59 13.09.2017

Russian ombudsman Moskalkova raises problem of detainee rights

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has raised problems of the country’s penitentiary system during the international forum of ombudsmen held in the Kyrgyz Republic.

17:26 07.09.2017

Russian prison guards intercept quadcopter loaded with cellular phones for inmates

Officers of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Stavropol region of Russia have arrested a man who attempted to transport objects banned for inmates of a local prison using a quadcopter.

12:55 04.09.2017

Russian opposition activist Udaltsov to be released from prison

Russian opposition activist Sergey Udaltsov, who had been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for participation in 2012 rallies in central Moscow, will be released from prison on August 9.

11:40 07.08.2017

Motion for extension of Navalny’s probation period set for August 4

The Simonovsky District Court on August 4 will hear the Federal Penitentiary Service’s motion to extend a probation term for opposition politician Alexey Navalny in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case for a year.

16:53 24.07.2017

Russian Human Rights Commissioner drafts bill on release of seriously ill convicts

Russia’s Human Rights Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has drafted a bill on mandatory release of seriously ill convicts.

15:36 13.07.2017

State Duma adopts bill on status of meetings between imprisoned parents and their children

The State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill allowing meetings between imprisoned parents and their children.

12:26 12.07.2017

Moscow court does not have request for imprisonment of Navalny

Moscow's Simonovsky District Court has not received an official request from Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service seeking to change suspended sentence for Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny to imprisonment.

19:27 11.07.2017

State Duma passes bill on meetings between imprisoned parents and their children

The State Duma has passed in the second reading a bill allowing meetings between imprisoned parents and their children.

14:53 07.07.2017

Russian government approves bill on changing community service to detention

Russian government has approved a bill on changing unserved part of sentence in the form of community service to detention if a convict was repeatedly violating rules and conditions of a punishment.

11:20 07.07.2017

Manifestation of humanism: experts comment on pretrial restraint law

The introduction of a fast-track pretrial restraint review for severely ill suspects should ease overcrowding in pre-trial detention centers, experts told RAPSI on Wednesday.

13:21 05.07.2017

Russian judicial system requires improvement – Putin

President Vladimir Putin said during the annual Q&A session with Russian citizens on Thursday that judicial system, although in need of improvement, should be trusted in matters of choosing punishment for criminals.

17:43 15.06.2017

Russian penitentiary ex-head gets 8 years in prison for embezzlement

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday sentenced former head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer to 8 years in prison in ankle bracelets embezzlement case.

13:41 14.06.2017

Politkovskaya murder mastermind sentenced to life dies in hospital for prisoners

Lom-Ali Gaitukayev, who had been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, died in a hospital for inmates in the Volgograd Region.

16:23 13.06.2017

Prosecutor demands 9 years in prison for Russian penitentiary ex-head

Prosecutor on Monday asked the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow to sentence ex-head of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Reimer charged with embezzlement to 9 years in prison.

17:14 22.05.2017

State Duma Committee backs bill on supervision over convicted drug traffickers

The State Duma Committee on security and counteracting corruption has supported a bill establishing administrative supervision over criminals repeatedly responsible for illegal drug trafficking.

17:34 18.05.2017

Ex-head of Penitentiary Service’s directorate gets 7 years for taking bribe

The Syktyvkar City Court has sentenced former head of Komi Republic’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Directorate Alexander Protopopov to 7 years in prison for receiving 625,000 rubles (about $11,000) in bribes.

14:55 17.05.2017

Bill on supervision of released criminals adopted by State Duma

The State Duma passed in the third and final reading a bill envisaging post-prison supervision over criminals, who had served terms for serious crimes including terrorism and extremism.

13:32 17.05.2017

Bill on life-term prisoners’ right for long visits reaches State Duma

Russia’s Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a bill that would allow life-term prisoners to have one long visit a year from relatives.

10:25 21.04.2017