Moscow butcher Vladimir Putin is lording over a secret network of gulags where prisoners are brutally tortured in dozens of ...

Russia’s prison system is undergoing quiet but significant changes as authorities adapt to wartime pressures and shifting ...

Russia drafts law to let sentenced inmates stay in SIZO for industrial work, a step toward combined detention-and-labor ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. The Vladimir Central prison stands in the medieval city of Vladimir, east of Moscow. It's one of Russia's seven ...

Russia’s prisons have long been known for harsh discipline and dangerous conditions. But since the war in Ukraine began, prisoners have reportedly been recruited for the battlefield. The reality ...