The penitentiary system is a complex of institutions designed to ensure the rule of law in the country and fight against offenses (pre-trial detention center, colony, etc.). It is an integral part of any state. Helps to ensure law and order in society.
The system of correctional institutions in Russia
Types of correctional institutions in the Russian Federation are correctional and educational colonies, prisons, pre-trial detention centers, medical correctional institutions. They organically enter the state system of correction of convicts and are an integral part of it.
The type of institution in which the convicted person will be held shall be determined by the court. At the same time, he takes into account many factors, in particular gender, age, severity of the offense committed, the first or second convict is brought to justice, etc. Taking into account all the features allows you to choose the best correction option for a particular person. The court proceeds from the fact that cellmates should exert as little detrimental influence on the convicted person as possible in a correctional institution. In addition, the Russian penitentiary system provides guarantees for the preservation of the personal freedom of the prisoner.
In Russia there are several types of correctional colonies. They are serving sentences of adult convicts. The colonies of the general regime contain prisoners convicted of crimes that are not serious. People who are punished for particularly serious crimes are being held in maximum security colonies. The third type of colony is a special regime. They define repeat offenders, those to whom the death penalty has been replaced by life imprisonment. There are also colony settlements, the easiest correctional facility. Accordingly, they contain prisoners who have committed crimes through negligence, and people who have been transferred from general regime colonies for exemplary behavior also fall into settlement colonies.
