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FKU Corrective Colony No. 2 of the FSIN of Russia for the Republic of Mordovia, or simply IK-2 Yavas, is a women's corrective colony in Russia. It is located near Yavas, Mordovia, about 300 mi (480 km) southeast of Moscow. It is known for the incarceration of WNBA player Brittney Griner.
Feb 24, 2019 · From kittens tossed into blazing furnaces to prisoners losing fingers slaving for hours at sewing machines in a rat-infested sweatshop, IK-14 prison for women in Russia’s central region of...
Nov 18, 2022 · Female Penal Colony IK-2 is located in Mordovia’s western rural county Zubova Polyana, and is one of at least 15 correctional colonies in what Pallot called a penal fiefdom.
Dec 8, 2022 · Brittney Griner likely entered a system of isolation, grueling labor and psychological torment when she was transferred to a penal colony, former prisoners and advocates said.
It is one of the seven maximum-security supermax prisons operated by the Federal Penitentiary Service for convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in Russia. Both life prisoners and prisoners sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment serve their sentences in the Mordovian Zone.
Nov 10, 2022 · The vast majority of Russia’s prisons are in fact penal colonies, where inmates are housed in barracks instead of cells and are often put to work, according to a report by Poland-based think tank...
Violence from other prisoners and prison guards is not as frequent as in men's prisons, but is not uncommon. As of 2022, among the prisoners held in Mordovia's penal colonies is Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen accused of spying and sentenced to 16 years.
