Penal system

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Russia’s Justice Ministry proposes parole for women with children under 4 years old

The Russian Ministry of Justice has drafted a bill providing for the possibility of release on parole and mitigation of yet not served sentence terms for women convicted of minor crimes and having children under the age of four.

14:24 04.10.2022

Penal Code of Donetsk People's Republic enters into force

The Penal Code of the Donetsk People's Republic, adopted by the DPR parliament in June 2021 and synchronized with Russian legislation, has entered into force.

14:04 01.07.2022

Justice Ministry, human rights commissioner to monitor rights of prisoners together

Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuichenko and Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova have signed an agreement on the implementation of public control over the observance of human rights and freedoms in prisons and pre-trial detention centers.

17:46 09.09.2021

Justice Ministry drafts bill on probation system in Russia

The Justice Ministry is drafting a bill on the system of probation in Russia.

11:43 19.01.2021

Jury selection process started in murder case against ex-penitentiary official

Jury selection process has been started in a criminal case against ex-deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate Sergey Moiseyenko, who stands charged with organization of assassination against his subordinate.

10:25 20.12.2019

Russian Ministry of Justice prepares draft of penal system disciplinary charter

The Ministry of Justice has developed a disciplinary draft regulation of the Russian penal system.

11:56 07.06.2019