Prison is associated with criminal hierarchy, unsanitary conditions, drugs, and violence. Although this is not always the case, but rather the influence of cinematography, in Russian prisons, the prisoners are in a constant struggle (Botros, 2022). Prisoners receive exaggerated and unfair terms, which directly violate human rights (Timofeeva, 2019). The current prison regime has inherited the traditions and techniques of the Gulag (Kravtsova, & Omelchenko, 2022). In combination with the country’s low level of infrastructure as a whole, this makes conditions in Russian prisons downright appalling.
As a rule, prisons are located in regions with a harsh climate, far from infrastructure centers. Although prisoners are often taken in an unknown direction, often as far as possible from their hometown, this is not prohibited and does not violate human rights. The state of the prisons and the staff’s attitude repeatedly violate all the rules of detention and human rights. The areas of holding cells in Russia are smaller than required by law, they are practically not insulated, and the set of bed linen may be limited to one mattress. The prisoners’ food is unsatisfactory, and the prison premises are unsanitary. It is prisons that are the place for the spread of terrible diseases, such as AIDS or tuberculosis (Balinda, Sugrue, & Ivers, 2019). Thus, already sick people who spread diseases among the population were released from Russian prisons (Simpson, & Butler, 2020). Moreover, since the qualification of medical personnel and medical support is deficient, the death rate of prisoners is increasing.
Eventually, regional bodies in Russia are responsible for compliance with rights in places of forced detention. As research and stories of prisoners show, this is entirely untrue. The constant scandals, press coverage, international concern, and debate on this matter do not produce the desired result. Conditions of detention in Russian prisons violate international human rights and must be improved, although it does not seem that this course is from the perspective of the Russian government.
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