What's It Like in Russian Prison?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone written a memoir of their time in a Russian prison? Curious what it's actually like. What conditions is Brittany Griner is facing? Was also reading about the poor teacher, Mr. Fogel, and his experience (via letters to his family), but just in bits and pieces, nothing comprehensive. What are the conditions like (other than what I've seen on Stranger Things)?

[Anonymous]

Read Gulag Archipelago for starters.

[Anonymous]

Watch Беспредел (драма, реж. Игорь Гостев, 1989 г.) on youtube.

[Anonymous]

From what I’ve read, it just sounds incredibly boring. Breakfast in your cell followed by some amount of time outside, and then the rest of the day reading books or watching tv. Showers only 2x a week. Inmates have their own restrooms though, and can supposedly order food from online.

[Anonymous]

Prison is prison. I prefer to be free. Don't break laws, you'll not have to find out.

[Anonymous]

if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime

[Anonymous]

I've seen some terrible prison shows from Siberia, but I hope she's not in a prison like those.... Here she'd be in a prison like Orange is the New Black and not like supermax.

[Anonymous]

Commit the crime, do the time

Both of these individuals knew the laws in Russia, come on

See: Locked Up Abroad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've seen some terrible prison shows from Siberia, but I hope she's not in a prison like those.... Here she'd be in a prison like Orange is the New Black and not like supermax.

But she's not "here." So what kind of punishment she'd receive (if any) here is irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From what I’ve read, it just sounds incredibly boring. Breakfast in your cell followed by some amount of time outside, and then the rest of the day reading books or watching tv. Showers only 2x a week. Inmates have their own restrooms though, and can supposedly order food from online.

In a Russian prison??

[Anonymous]

Bad

[Anonymous]

It might be way worse if you're from a country whose their arch nemesis...I feel for Paul Whelen especially

[Anonymous]

Watch an episode of Locked Up Abroad

[Anonymous]

Are you serious OP? You need to read more. Conditions are deplorable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I’ve read, it just sounds incredibly boring. Breakfast in your cell followed by some amount of time outside, and then the rest of the day reading books or watching tv. Showers only 2x a week. Inmates have their own restrooms though, and can supposedly order food from online.

In a Russian prison??

This is how it was described by a Russian journalist/human rights activist who visited her in prison. This was before the trial, though…I imagine now that she has been convicted, she will have to participate in the forced labor aspect of it. There is a sewing factory at the camp where she had previously been held.