The director of the Federal Penitentiary Service complained about the lack of cars for transporting prisoners

Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Alexander Kalashnikov said that the department does not have enough cars to transport prisoners. this . reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta

“The minimum estimated requirement to ensure the required volume of special transportation is 108 special cars, but as of November 1 of this year, 78 special cars are in operation, of which 4 are planned for decommissioning this year, another 13 special cars will be written off in 2020, as they have expired. operation,” said Kalashnikov.

According to him, the government will consider the issue of supplying new special cars in 2019-2021. Kalashnikov also said that due to a shortage of cars, the department is closing some railway routes and switching to transporting prisoners using cars.