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Euronewspolitics15 days agoDeveloping
Russia's Prison Population Drops 40% to 282,000 Since 2021
The head of Russia's penitentiary service said the convict population has dropped by more than 180,000 over five years, partly because of army recruitment of prisoners to fight in Ukraine. Arkady Gostev cited increased use of suspended sentences as another factor. Prison workshop…