In 2006 at Lgov prison south of Moscow, more than 300 inmates slashed their bodies with razor blades. Many prisoners cut at their wrists, necks, or stomachs. This was organised self mutilation in protest against alleged abuse by prison officials; its sheer scale shocked many Russians, who are used to hearing appalling tales of life inside Russia's dilapidated and overcrowded prison system.
Theotherrussia.org provides a roundup of news stories coming out of Russia’s prisons and penal colonies, which are notorious for cruel treatment and arbitrariness.
NYT presents an slide show about russian jail that reveals aspects of the country's contradictory penal system. Russia jails a greater proportion of its people than any other major country apart from the US. According to the 2006 figures from the Russian Government, there are 829,000 people serving prison sentences.
As Lev Ponomarev, from the Movement For Human Rights, told the BBC the regime itself is the real issue now, a system he says which can lead to a culture of cruelty.
Some interesting facts about criminal tatoos in russian prisons.
Theotherrussia.org provides a roundup of news stories coming out of Russia’s prisons and penal colonies, which are notorious for cruel treatment and arbitrariness.
NYT presents an slide show about russian jail that reveals aspects of the country's contradictory penal system. Russia jails a greater proportion of its people than any other major country apart from the US. According to the 2006 figures from the Russian Government, there are 829,000 people serving prison sentences.
As Lev Ponomarev, from the Movement For Human Rights, told the BBC the regime itself is the real issue now, a system he says which can lead to a culture of cruelty.
Some interesting facts about criminal tatoos in russian prisons.
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