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Former head of a Novokuznetsk colony sentenced to 4.5 years for covering up inmate beatings

In Kuzbass, the former head of FKU LIU-16 in Novokuznetsk was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in a penal colony for abuse of office and coercing witnesses: in July 2025, bodily injuries inflicted on inmates were identified at the facility, and the management tried to shift the blame onto other prisoners.

Aziz Karimov

5 Nov 2026 · 16:492 min read

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FSIN denied reports that Arsen Markaryan works as a seamstress in the colony

The Tver Regional FSIN called false the publications claiming that blogger Arsen Markaryan, serving his sentence in Correctional Colony No. 4 in Torzhok, learned the profession of seamstress and sewed his own prison uniform due to the lack of a uniform in his size. The department stated that the convict is fully provided with clothing and is employed in another position, which was not specified.

Javlon Tursunov

22 Oct 2026 · 17:282 min read