In accordance to the decree of the chief state sanitary doctor of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, from June 23, 2020, the provision of short-term visits with relatives to suspects, accused, convicts has been resumed in penal institutions where there is no quarantine and no special regime has been introduced.

Representatives of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia discussed with the Embassy of France in Moscow the problems of the incidence of coronavirus infection in prisons.

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic in the branch of the Hospital FBHI MSI-7 Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, the PCR-laboratory was opened - a laboratory that allows testing, including for a new coronavirus infection.

The deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, lieutenant-general of the internal service Alexander Khabarov, told TASS how the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service protected prisoners from the threat of coronavirus, what emergency measures were introduced in the institutions, the beginning of mask sewing and the work of sanitary patrols.

Information about the outbreak of COVID-19 in CC-7 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Republic of Mordovia is false.

Since the beginning of 2020, representatives of public monitoring commissions visited institutions of the penitentiary system 872 times, of which 501 were in correctional institutions and 371 in pre-trial detention centers.

The event was also attended by the First Deputy Head of the medical department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia Colonel of the Internal Service Irina Larionova, Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Dagestan, Colonel of the Internal Service Andrei Polyakov, Deputy Director of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Research Center for phthisiopulmonology and Infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Vadim Testov, Head of correctional colony ¹2 of the Federal Penitentiary Service Russia in the Republic of Dagestan, lieutenant colonel of the internal service Rauf Gabibov.

Despite the fact that Moscow was the first to face the threat of the spread of diseases caused by a new coronavirus infection, Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Moscow took all the necessary measures to protect citizens in custody, as well as employees and employees of the penal correction system from it.

Three cases of suspicion of a new coronavirus infection among detainees have been identified in pre-trial detention center ¹ 2 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. Necessary laboratory tests are carried out.

As of May 25, 2020, in 47 territorial bodies of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, among the suspects, accused, convicts held in the penitentiary system, there is no a single case of the disease caused by a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 was recorded: in the city of Zafaikalsky (ZFSN) of Russia according to Zabaykalsky Kamchatka, Primorsky, Khabarovsk, Altai, Krasnodar, Stavropol Territories, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra, Altai Republics, Tyva, Khakassia, Buryatia, Sakha (Yakutia), Komi, Adygea, Kalmykia, Ingushetia, KCR, Mordovia, Mordovia Udmurtia, Chechen Republic, Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ulyanovsk, Kurgan, Irkutsk, Tomsk, Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kaliningrad, Bryansk, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Lipetsk, Smolensk, Tambov, Volga, Tambov, Rostov, Kirov, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara regions, Kemerovo region - Kuzbass.

More than 35 thousand laboratory tests for a new coronavirus infection were carried out in institutions and bodies of the penitentiary system, about 14000 were carried out in prisons.

As on April 28, 2020, 18728 laboratory tests for a new coronavirus infection were carried out in institutions and bodies of the penitentiary system.

Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia took part in the “Human Rights in Quarantine” session, which was moderated by the Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights - Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galperin and Director General for Human Rights and the Rule of Law of the Council of Europe Christos Giakoumopoulos.

In connection with the spread of a new coronavirus infection the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia takes all necessary measures aimed to protect inmates and employees of the penal system.

The heads of the penitentiary services spoke primarily about the current situation in the world in regard to the spreading of the COVID-19 infection and about measures taken in correctional facilities and pre-trial detention centers to protect employees and detainees from this dangerous disease.

The information about a possibility of outbreak of pneumonia in pre-trial detention center ¹1 “Matrosskaya Tishina” published in several media is not consistent with the facts.

On this day, there have been no cases of acute respiratory viral infections and pneumonia among suspects, accused and convicted persons in pre-trial detention centers in Moscow.

In all the institutions of the territorial body, including the pre-trial detention center ¹1 “Matrosskaya Tishina”, there are sufficient medical personnel for both inpatient and outpatient care. A stock of medicines is available at the hospital and pharmacy of the institution. In addition, in connection with the conversion of institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Moscow to special conditions, it was decided to take Medicines from relatives of those arrested in agreement with the heads of branches of the MSCh-77 Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia.

On this day, 514 video terminals have been installed in correctional facilities for conducting telephone conversations of inmates with their relatives using video communication equipment. This service is in demand among convicts; they make more than 45 thousand video calls per year.

On March 30, 2020, the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia issued Decree No. 29 “On the introduction of additional sanitary and anti-epidemiological (preventive) measures aimed at preventing the occurrence and spread of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)”.

Due to the continued spreading of new coronavirus infection and in accordance with the requirements of the article 48 of the Federal law of 15.07.1995 ¹ 103 “On the detention of suspects and accused of committing crimes” special conditions were introduced in pre-trial detention centers located in Moscow since 03/31/2020 and until further notice,

A number of instructions from the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia administration and the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia decisions on organizing a complex of sanitary and anti-epidemic measures were sent to the territorial bodies in order to prevent the occurrence and spread of the COVID-19 among the detainees and the staff of the penal system.

In order to prevent the spread of morbidity among suspects, accused and convicted, as well as employees of the penal system of the Russian Federation, the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia issued a Decree “On the introduction of additional sanitary and anti-epidemic (preventive) measures aimed at preventing the onset and spread of new coronavirus infection” (COVID-19)."

The delegation of the Federal Penal Service visited Poland from 17 – 19 of July 2013