Russia

Inmate War Recruitment Craze Forces Russian Prison Closures

CLEAN OUT

The Kremlin has recruited so many inmates to boost its manpower in the war in Ukraine that some Russian prisons are shuttering altogether.

Shannon Vavra
Shannon Vavra 

National Security Reporter

A photo of a woman walking past a military banner in Russia.
Reuters/Stringer
Shannon Vavra

Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

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