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In the 1990s, Russia's prison system was widely reported by media and human rights groups as troubled. There were large case backlogs and trial delays, resulting in lengthy pre-trial detention. Prison conditions were viewed as well below international standards. [78] Tuberculosis was a serious, pervasive problem. [6]
Andrey Shpagonov killed nine people and wounded another while trying to steal firearms during a robbery. He was sentenced to death and executed in 1995. Vyaznikovsky Colony riot July 6–7, 1993 Vyaznikovsky District, Vladimir Oblast: 5 Inmates rioted at a maximum security prison outside Moscow, the toll was five dead and 44 wounded [9] [10]
the victim was a vulnerable person, under the care of the offender, (a child under 18, elderly person, or disabled adult) an on duty police officer or first responder AND the offender used a deadly weapon or firearm Third Degree Murder 10 1/3 to 15 years in prison (if downward departure is not granted)
Four officers at a maximum security prison in Russia were killed after inmates who identified themselves as affiliated to ISIS took several staff hostage, Russian state media reported.
Kulayev later disappeared in the Russian prison system. [186] Following questions about whether Kulayev had been killed or died in prison, Russian government officials said in 2007 that he was alive and awaiting the start of his sentence. [187] [clarification needed]
A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to six-and-a-half years in prison. (Alexander Nemenov / AFP - Getty Images)
Medieval Russia practiced the death penalty extensively. One of the first legal documents resembling a modern penal code was enacted in 1398, which mentioned a single capital crime: a theft performed after two prior convictions (an early precursor to the current three-strikes laws existing in several U.S. states).
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) -A Russian court sentenced a dual Russian-American citizen, Ksenia Karelina, to 12 years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of treason for donating ...