Jailed Russian pilot says there’s a provocateur In Fort Dix
Aleksei Tarasov, attorney of jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko who is currently serving out a sentence for drug smuggling, says there is a provocateur in Fort Dix prison who’s endangering his client.
Over 25,000 convicts released under presidential amnesty in Russia
Over 25,000 convicts have been already released in Russia in accordance with the presidential amnesty, which has been arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, member of Russia’s Civic Chamber Maria Kannabikh announced Monday during the All-Russian video conference on the executive bodies’ cooperation with the civic institutions in the field of the convicts’ rights protection.
Supreme Court issues ruling explaining the term “completed sentence”
Russia’s Supreme Curt has recommended that judges only consider those who have finished their prison term as having completed their sentence.
About 23,000 convicts released under presidential amnesty in Russia
Around 23,000 convicts have been released in Russia in accordance with the presidential amnesty, which has been arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service announced Tuesday.
Opposition activist Navalny broke house arrest conditions
Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service confirmed on Thursday that opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny broke the conditions of the house arrest under which he was placed as a part of Yves Rocher embezzlement investigation.
Over 21,000 convicts released under presidential amnesty in Russia
More than 21,000 convicts have been released in Russia in accordance with the presidential amnesty, which has been arranged to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service announced Monday.
Defamation claim against Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova dismissed
A court in Norilsk has rejected a defamation lawsuit filed by Yury Kupriyanov, Chief of the Mordovian penal colony No. 14, against Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Tolokonnikova’s attorney Damir Gainutdinov told RIA Novosti.
Justice Ministry suggests smaller dorms for convicts
The Russian Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill that would provide rooms with a maximum capacity of ten people for inmates serving terms in standard or low security prisons.
Convicted single mothers must be separated from repeat offenders in prisons - lawyer
Russia's Federal Chamber of Lawyers (FCL) has proposed formalizing different confinement conditions for convicted women who are to be divided into four groups – minors, single mothers, first offenders and repeat offenders.
Over 2,100 convicts released under economic crime amnesty in Russia
More than 2,100 convicts have been released in Russia in accordance with economic crime amnesty passed in July 2013, the Prosecutor General's Office reported Tuesday.
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny ordered to wear tracking bracelet
Federal Penitentiary Service has put a tracking bracelet on the renown opposition activist and anti-corruption pundit Alexei Navalny, to monitor his compliance with the imposed house arrest, service official told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
US prison prepares a reply to Russian pilot’s health request
Officials at a US prison where Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko is serving a term for drug trafficking are preparing a response to a request for medical assistance for the convict, attorney Alexei Tarasov told RIA Novosti.
Russian convicts produce $900mln worth of goods annualy
Russian convicts manufacture more than 100,000 kinds of goods worth almost 32 billion rubles ($900 million) annualy, financial director of Federal Penitentiary Service Oleg Korshunov told the press on Tuesday.
Attorneys' rights violated in detention facilities – Federal Chamber of Lawyers
Yevgeny Semenyako, President of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers, has addressed the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutor General's Office regarding the violation of lawyers' rights in a number of detention facilities in the Yaroslavl and Irkutsk regions and Udmurtia, according to a statement on the chamber's website.
Khodorkovsky's partner may demand compensation for postponed release
Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev, whose term was reduced to “time served” yesterday, is indignant with the delay in his release from prison and may demand compensation through the court for moral damages, attorney Vladimir Krasnov told RAPSI Friday.
Paralyzed fraud convict taken to Moscow hospital
Vladimir Topekhin, a paralyzed man sentenced to six years in prison by a Moscow court, has been transferred from the detention facility to a city hospital.
Mortality has dropped in Moscow pre-trial detention facilities in 2013 – official
The mortality rate in Moscow detention facilities has decreased in 2013 and has amounted to 34 inmates, Anatoly Tikhomirov, Head of the Moscow branch of the Federal Penitentiary Service announced Friday.
Russian Penitentiary Service clarifies amnesty procedures
The Federal Penitentiary Service on Thursday released a statement clarifying release procedures in the wake of the recently adopted amnesty.
25% mortality drop in Moscow pre-trial detention facilities
The mortality rate in Moscow detention facilities has dropped by over 25% over the past year and has amounted to 27 inmates, according to Anatoly Tikhomirov, Head of the Moscow branch of the Federal Penitentiary Service.
No violation found in colony where Pussy Riot’s Tolokonnikova held hunger strike
The Federal Service for Execution of Punishment in Russia has not found violations of the law in the Mordovian colony where jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova staged a hunger strike in the fall.