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Уголовно-исполнительная система Российской Федерации.
Penal Executive System in Russian Federation

Author(s): Yury Aleksandrov
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Издательство »Права человека«
Keywords: Correctional institutions; penitentiary system; financial crisis; prison; jail; social re-adaptation.

Summary/Abstract: According to official statistics, by 1999 over 1 000 000 detainees serve sentences in 987 penitentiary institutions. Article gives figures concerning prisons, its financing, medical services, education and social re-adaptation for prisoners, other subjects. With lack of financing the institutions and personnel are at the breaking point. Presently a State Duma (lower parliament) discusses draft, permitting to decrease the number of people in correctional institutions by 30%.

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 58-62
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Russian