MOSCOW, March 17 (RAPSI) – President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that lots of violations of rights of inmates had been fixed.

In the last years, prosecutors enhanced supervision over observance of prisoners’ rights; however, the number of such breaches remains buoyant, the Head of the State said during the extended meeting of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

Putin ordered the prosecutors to step up efforts to ensure safety of convicts in custody, prevent offenses in penitentiary facilities in cooperation with Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service, Presidential Council for Human Rights, ombudsmen.