The number of prisoners in Russia has dropped by more than 180,000 over five years, in part driven by Moscow sending convicts to fight in Ukraine, Russia’s prison chief said Thursday.

The number of prisoners in Russia has dropped by more than 180,000 over five years, in part driven by Moscow sending convicts to fight in Ukraine, Russia’s prison chief said Thursday.

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  • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    11 days ago

    It must be more, given that they also upped the rate at which the prosecut people.

    • Brem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      34·
      11 days ago

      For sure,

      If you’ve ever seen the classic film starring “Tomathy Hank”: ‘The Money Pits’ a scene in that movie is several times man who say “Two week” which is basically the Russian way of saying Drmpvf became Krasnov because he probably >!fucked!< things you don’t want to know about and was blackmailed by vladdy.

      I digress, it’s definitely more.