19/06/2023
Russia’s grim “fashion colony”: americans describe harsh life in remote labor camp
The Russian national anthem blares from loudspeakers each morning at the IK-17 penitentiary in Russia’s Mordovia region, awakening prisoners to another day in a labor camp known for hazardous work, limited nourishment and summary stints in solitary confinement. — The Wall Street Journal

03/06/2023
Inside Russia’s penal colonies: a look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin’s crackdowns
In a 2021 report, the U.S. State Department said conditions in Russian prisons and detention centres “were often harsh and life-threatening. Overcrowding, abuse by guards and inmates, limited access to health care, food shortages and inadequate sanitation were common in prisons, penal colonies, and other detention facilities.” — New India Express