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May, 2026 / 
14 May, 2026 // In 2026, according to the Federal Penitentiary Service, the number of prisoners in pretrial detention centers and penal institutions in Russia decreased to 282,000. At the end of 2021, the number stood at 465,000. The main factors are the humanization of criminal penalties (forced labor, suspended sentences, etc.) and a program to recruit contract soldiers into the Armed Forces.
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