Life of prisoners in Siberian prisons
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By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/life-of-prisoners-in-siberian-prisons.htmlReuters photographer Ilya Naimushin spent a lot of time documenting the lives of prisoners in Siberian prisons, including in penal colony No. 17.
(Total 26 photos)
1. Colorful character. A strict regime colony near Krasnoyarsk, May 14, 2013.
2. Prisoners before a walk in a strict regime colony near Krasnoyarsk, May 14, 2013.
3. "Help the children."
4. The main industry in the penal colony is woodworking.
5. Prisoners here work in a woodworking shop, make simple furniture: bedside tables and stools. Krasnoyarsk Territory, May 14, 2013.
6. There is also a metalworking workshop in the colony, which produces chain-link mesh, nails, forged products, and aluminum smelting.
7. After work in the workshops, the prisoners are examined.
8. Krasnoyarsk Territory, May 14, 2013.
9. Delivering meals to cells in a strict regime colony in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, May 14, 2013.
10. Food without any frills.
11. Also in the colony there is a laundry and a sewing workshop that produces work clothes.
12. Prisoners on a walk.
13. Bath and laundry complex in a strict regime colony in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, May 14, 2013.
14. Wash your hands before eating.
15. The queue for lunch in the dining room.
16. First, second, drink and spoon. There are no forks in the prison.
17. Room for newly arrived prisoners.
18. Temporary quarters for newly arrived prisoners.
19. Temporary quarters for newly arrived prisoners
20. The strict regime colony has its own church. Krasnoyarsk Territory, May 14, 2013.
21.
22. This is another penal colony No. 5 in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, April 30, 2013. Prisoner Boris Kovalev, 32, was sentenced to 8 years for drug trafficking. He was released on May 10, 2013 two and a half years ahead of schedule for good behavior.
23. Prisoner Boris Kovalev a few days before his release. Getting ready for the talent competition. High security colony, Krasnoyarsk Territory, April 30, 2013.
24. Prisoner Boris Kovalev a few days before his release. Received a letter from my wife, April 20, 2013.
25. Day of early release, May 10, 2013. Boris Kovalev leaves the prison walls in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
26. On the loose. Boris Kovalev, released early for good behavior. He is met by his wife (on the right). Krasnoyarsk Territory, May 10, 2013.
Keywords: Prisoners | Colony | Siberia | Prison
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