The number of prisoners in Russia has a record decreased over the past year
In 2023, the number of prisoners in Russian colonies was reduced by 58 thousand people, follows from the data of the FSIN magazine, to which the project "to be precise" drew attention to. In October 2023, Mediazona wrote with reference to the statement of the Deputy Minister of Justice of Vsevolod Vukolov that since the beginning of the year the number of prisoners may have declined by a record 54 thousand people.