#prison recruitment

#prison recruitment

Nearly 200 inmates from a high-security Russian prison joined the war in Ukraine

The Russian prison system is being used to replenish the army in the war against Ukraine [ more ]

Russia's military has been relying on prison recruitment to bolster its ranks, offering reduced sentences to convicts in exchange for military service.

The pardoning of violent criminals in exchange for military service has reignited a national conversation in Russia about domestic violence and law enforcement indifference.

Rights activists estimate that as many as 100,000 people have been recruited by the Russian Defense Ministry this year through prison recruitment. [ more ]