Prisons

In Russia, 367 correctional centers have been created for those sentenced to forced labor, designed for 40 thousand people. This was stated by the director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Arkady Gostev at the expanded board of the department for the results of 2022 and the tasks for 2023.

A court in Belarus sentenced in absentia ex-presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya (pictured) to 15 years in prison, and her colleague on the Coordinating Council of the opposition, ex-Minister of Culture Pavel Latushko — to 18 years in prison.

Non-profit organizations in Russia will be allowed to open specialized "probation centers" designed for the social adaptation of persons released from prison.