The Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) of Russia presented at the International Legal Forum in St. Petersburg a model for the rapid construction of a correctional center for those sentenced to forced labor. This was reported by a TASS correspondent.
The typical modular solution, designed for 200 places, includes not only the housing building itself for convicts, but also a sports area, a park with lawns, a walking area with benches, a parking lot, a separate walking plaza for violators of conditions of service, as well as a diesel power station and a transformer substation.
“The correctional center must adhere to the set of rules approved by order of the Ministry of Construction,” the FSIN representative said.
The arena and sports field are optional elements, while the residential building requirements are mandatory, and must meet the standards set for living space and other buildings. The project was sent to the regions as a recommendation.
The representative of the Federal Penitentiary Service noted that the modular project makes it possible to quickly build correctional centers and, if necessary, move them to another location. He added that such facilities may be of interest to representatives of large and medium-sized companies who wish to establish similar dormitories on their sites.
In general, commercial structures show interest in establishing such sites, since those sentenced to forced labor are disciplined workers who are interested in performing their duties with high quality. In case of violation of labor discipline or terms of execution of punishment, they risk receiving a more severe punishment – imprisonment. The FSIN representative also said that almost half of the correctional centers and sites operating as operational correctional centers in Russia were created by entrepreneurs.
In addition, a government contract was recently signed in Moscow to build a 300-space correctional center in Zelenograd worth more than 550 million rubles, according to reports. TASS.
In May, the director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Arkady Gostiev, reported that the number of prisoners in pre-trial detention centers and places of deprivation of liberty in Russia over the past four and a half years had decreased to 282 thousand people.