Kommersant, Novye Izvestia
new bill that came into effect on Sunday.Individuals convicted for minor offences will be placed under house arrest, which will reduce the notorious overcrowding of Russian prisons by 100,000 inmates. However, human rights activists do not believe the new type of punishment will be applied broadly.
People under house arrest would not be able to leave their homes at certain hours, leave their hometown or neighborhood, attend or participate in mass public events, or change residence, workplace or school without special permission from an oversight body. They would also be required to check in regularly with the authorities.
If a convict systematically violates these rules, house arrest can be replaced with a prison sentence measured as one day in prison per two days under house arrest.
According to the Federal Penitentiary Service, over 900,000 Russians are currently serving their prison sentence, while 550,300 offenders are on probation or have a
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