Ukrainian Alexander Marchenko, convicted in Russia for “espionage”, was transferred from the colony to prison to more stringent conditions of detention
Ukrainian Alexander Marchenko, sentenced in Russia to 10 years in a maximum security colony, was transferred to prison for three years. According to the human rights organization "First Department", the conditions of detention in prison are much worse than in the colony. “The prison is the worst place in the Russian penitentiary system, the conditions are worse only for those who have been convicted for life. People in prisons are contained in lockable cells, sometimes one by one.