Pre-Conviction |
Post-Conviction: Parole |
Post-Conviction: Decarceration |
| Number of Individuals Released due to COVID-19 Concerns: N/A | Number of Individuals Released due to COVID-19 Concerns: N/A | Number of Individuals Released due to COVID-19 Concerns: N/A |
| Source: N/A | Source: N/A | Source: N/A |
| Last Updated: N/A | Last Updated: N/A | Last Updated: N/A |
COVID-19 Infections in Correctional Institutions: Incarcerated Individuals |
COVID-19 Infections in Correctional Institutions: Administration and Staff |
| COVID-19 Positive: 2,383 | COVID-19 Positive: 10,662 |
| Hospitalizations: N/A | Hospitalizations: N/A |
| Fatalities: 1 | Fatalities: 15 |
| Source: Interview with the Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service | Source: Interview with the Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service |
| Last Updated: 12/01/2020 | Last Updated: 12/01/2020 |
Government Type: Semi-Presidential Federation
Provinces: 46 Provinces, 21 Republics, 4 Autonomous Okrugs, 9 Krays, 2 Federal Cities, and 1 Autonomous Oblast'.
Description of the Correctional System Administration: The Correctional System in Russia is administered by the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. According to the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, as of July 1, 2020, there are 684 correctional facilities containing 392,725 convicts, 301 pre-conviction detention centers holding 104,507 people, 8 prisons containing 1,172 prisoners; and 22 juvenile prisons with 1,002 minors; this makes a total of 499,406 prison population (Pre-Conviction + Post-Conviction). Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia – Kalashnikov, Alexander Petrovich (appointed by Vladimir Putin on October 8, 2019).
Note: The United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the "Republic of Crimea" and the "Federal City of Sevastopol."
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There is no data suggesting that Russia has used decarceration to address the Covid-19 pandemic in its prisons.
